Adding & Subtracting Fractions Math Worksheets

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This resource is an Adding and Subtracting Fractions Math Worksheet.

There are 5 different versions, each covering a new topic.

These worksheets are great for a quick assessment, to be placed in a math station or small group intervention.

Answer key included.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Add and subtract fractions with like denominators, simplifying the result.
Find a common denominator to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Translate a word problem into the correct fraction addition or subtraction expression.

Teaching tips

Choose a set that matches the skill being taught: like denominators, unlike denominators, mixed numbers or word problems.
Ask students to identify the required operation before solving the word problems.
Clarify Version 5, items 4 and 5 before assigning: specify one cup of sugar initially and ask what fraction remains; ask what fraction of the class is girls rather than how many girls.

Skills covered

Fraction addition/subtraction with like denominators — students add and subtract fractions sharing the same denominator and simplify results.
Fraction addition/subtraction with unlike denominators — students find a common denominator before adding or subtracting.
Word problem translation — students identify the correct fraction operation from a real-world scenario involving measurements and quantities.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

5.NF.A.1 — Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)

Core concepts

Adding fractions
Subtracting fractions
Like and unlike denominators
Mixed numbers

Topics

Fraction addition Fraction subtraction Unlike denominators Mixed numbers

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Adding Fractions Worksheets 4th Grade Math Worksheets 5th Grade Math Worksheets 3rd Grade Math Worksheets Fractions Worksheets Math Worksheets

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