Adding Unlike Fractions
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Objective
I can use visual models to find a common denominator when adding fractions with unlike denominators.
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Practice
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Explain in your own words why it is necessary to find a common denominator when adding fractions.
Draw a visual model to represent the fraction ⅔. Then, divide your model to show an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 6. What is the equivalent fraction?
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Exit ticket
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“Draw a visual model to represent the addition problem ½ + ⅓. Use your model to find a common denominator and solve the problem. Draw a visual model to represent the addition problem ¼ + ⅙. Use your model to find a common denominator and solve the problem. ”
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