Unit
Fractions and MIxed Numbers
MA, Stanford University
Teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area
Alissa is currently a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and Brightstorm users love her clear, concise explanations of tough concepts
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MA, Stanford University
Teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area
Alissa is currently a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and Brightstorm users love her clear, concise explanations of tough concepts
If we try to add fractions with unlike denominators, we run into trouble because they represent different sized pieces of a whole. We could estimate the final sum or product based on a picture or estimation, but we can be exact if we first re-write the fractions with common denominators. In doing so, we don't change the value of either fraction, but make them into a form that makes more sense to add. Look for equivalent versions of the two fractions that have the same bottom (which is called finding a common denominator.)
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