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Year 6 · Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Add fractions (different denominators)

To add fractions the bottom numbers must match. Then add the tops and keep the bottom.

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How to do it

  1. Check the bottoms. If different, change them to a common one.
  2. Add the top numbers.
  3. Keep the bottom number. Simplify if you can.

Worked example

1/2 + 1/3
Common bottom 6: 3/6 + 2/6
5/6

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Never add the bottom numbers.

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