Adding Fractions Visually | Addition of Fractions with Diagram Activity | MathOGuide

The addition of fractions teaches us to add two or more fractions with the same or different denominators. The addition of fraction depends on two major conditions:

Same denominators
Different denominators

While adding fractions, if denominators are the same (such fractions are said to be like fractions), then they can be added directly. But if the denominators are different, (such fractions are called unlike fractions) then we need to make the denominators same and then add the fractions.

Addition of Fractions with Same Denominators
If denominators of two or more fractions are same, then we can directly add the numerators, keeping the denominator common.

Follow the below steps to add the fractions with same denominators:

Add the numerators together, keeping the denominator common
Write the simplified fraction

For example: Add the fractions: 5/6 and 7/6.

Since the denominators are same, therefore we can add the numerators directly.

(5/6) + (7/6) = (5 + 7)/6 = 12/6

Simplify the fraction

12/6 = 2

Hence, the sum of ⅚ and 7/6 is 2.


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