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5.04 Add and subtract fractions with models

Interactive practice questions

In the image below, $\frac{5}{10}$510 has been shaded red and $\frac{4}{10}$410 has been shaded blue.

a

Write the addition that describes the image.

b

What is the total shaded?

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1min

In the image below, $\frac{3}{6}$36 has been shaded red and $\frac{2}{6}$26 has been shaded blue.

Easy
1min

In the image below, $\frac{2}{6}$26 has been shaded red and $\frac{1}{6}$16 has been shaded blue.

Easy
1min

In the image below, $\frac{6}{8}$68 has been shaded red and $\frac{1}{8}$18 has been shaded blue.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

4.NF.3

Understand a fraction a/b with a > 1 as a sum of fractions 1/b. In other words, any fraction is a sum of unit fractions.

4.NF.3.b

Decompose a fraction into a sum of fractions with the same denominator in more than one way, recording each decomposition by an equation. Justify decompositions, for example By using a visual fraction model.

4.NF.3.d

Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators.

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