Adding fractions (different denominators)
Add and subtract fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number by finding a common denominator
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If your child needs to add 1/3 and 1/6, can they find a common denominator and work out the total — showing their working?
Add and subtract fractions with denominators that are multiples of the same number by finding a common denominator
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- Calculate 1/3 + 1/6 by converting to sixths: 2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2
- Calculate 3/4 − 1/8 by converting to eighths
- Add 2/5 + 3/10 and simplify the answer
“If your child needs to add 1/3 and 1/6, can they find a common denominator and work out the total — showing their working?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 9–10