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MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 6
Fractions Lesson 6Adding Fractions
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MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 6
WALT : add fractions of the
same denominator.
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MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 6
WALT : add fractions of the
same denominator.
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Read aloud this sum
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The fractions have the same
denominatoreighths
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Three eighths add two eighthsequals five eighths.
eighths
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Three eighths add two eighthsequals five eighths.
eighths
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Four sevenths add two sevenths equals six fourteenths.
614
Is this correct ?Who can explain why it’s wrong ?
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It’s wrong because sevenths arebeing added.
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So the answer must bein sevenths.
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Four sevenths add two seventhsequals six sevenths.
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The answer must be insevenths.
O.K. some for you to try.
You can discuss these with a friend.
Thinking time starts now !
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4 + 38 8
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The answers.
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57
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Read aloud this sum
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These fractions can be addedbecause they have the same
denominator
1fifths
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So think about it like this….
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One whole…………… addone fifth …………… addthree fifths ……………
equals
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So think about it like this….
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One whole…………… addone fifth …………… addthree fifths ……………
equals
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One and four fifths
O.K. some for you to try.
You can discuss these with a friend.
Thinking time starts now !
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2 + 59 9
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The answers
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Yes we can because they areboth eighths.
eighths
How about these factions.Can we add these together ?
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How many eighths altogether ?
10 8
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How many eighths altogether ?
10 8
This is the right answerbut it is written as an improper fraction.
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What is ten eighths as a mixed number?
10 8
This is the right answerbut it is written as an improper fraction.
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We change this improper fraction into a mixed number.
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281 11
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We then simplify this fraction to get this answer.
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Any questions or comments about this bit ?
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Any questions or comments about this bit ?
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Eighths, how many ?
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Eighths, how many ? ten
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Or see them as one whole and two eighths.
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Or see them as one whole and two eighths.
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281 11
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Any questions or comments about this bit ?
78
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281 11
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equals
O.K. some for you to try.
You can discuss these with a friend.
Thinking time starts now !
4 + 57 7
4 + 36 6
3 + 24 4
4 + 79 9 1
Here come the answers !
O.K. the answers.
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4 + 36 6
3 + 24 4
4 + 79 9 1
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MALT©2007 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 6
end of slideshow
MALT©2007 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 6
follow up tasks
textbook page 40
symmetry games
card games
WALT : add fractions of the
same denominator.