Adding Similar Fractions in Simple or Mixed Forms

Adding Similar
Fractions in
Simple or Mixed
Forms with
Regrouping
Drill
Relay on Giving the simplest form.
a. The teacher forms 6 groups with equal

number.
b. The teacher flashes cards which contain

fractions, e.g.: 6/10, 9/10, 9/18, 2/6, etc.
c. Pupil 1 answers the first question, followed by

the next pupil. This goes on until all the pupils
have answered.
d. The group with the most correct answers wins.

Review
Write an equation for each short story.
1. rode 5/10 km., walk 2/10 km., went how

far in all?
2. painted 3/8 of the fence before lunch,

painted 4/8 after lunch. How much was
painted?
3. One package weighed 7/16 kg. A second

package weighed 5/16 kg. How many
kilogram in all?
Motivation
Migui needs 3 ¼ meters to
make a seat cover for his car.
He has 3 pieces of cloth
which measures ¼, ¾, and
2/4 meters respectively. Do
you think these are enough?
Activities
a. Act. 1- Whole Class Discussion
“Migui has 3 pcs. of cloth which measure ¼, ¾,
and 2/4. How long are the 3 pieces together?
1) Let the pupils get 4 strips of paper of the same

width & length. Let 1 piece be the basic length.
2) Ask the pupils to fold the strips into fourths:
Strip A – Fold in 4 equal parts, mark the crease,
cut 1 part.
Strip B – Fold in 4 equal parts, mark the crease,
cut 3 parts.
Strip C – Fold in 4 equal parts, mark the crease,
cut 2 parts.
Activities
3) Ask the pupils to tape the parts side by side
without overlapping. Slide the taped strips of paper
to the basic strip. Make pupils observe the length of
the two strips.
4) Guide them to count the total fourths. On the
board, thus:
¼ + ¾ + 2/4 = 6/4
5.) How many wholes do you have? How many
fourths left?
Hence,1/4+3/4+2/4=6/4= 1 2/4 or 1 ½.
6) What part of the fraction did you add?
Activities
7) Guide the children to state how to add
similar fractions in simple form.
8) Recall the problem about Migui. Are his
pieces of cloth enough?
b. Act.2 - Problem Opener with the Whole

Class
Activities
Materials: strips of paper
Mechanics:
1) Present a problem
Ana is a seamstress. Someone ordered a complete
set of beddings. She went to the store to buy the cloth
she needed. In one store, 1 5/8 meters. How many
meters of cloth did she buy in all?
(Have a short discussion about the problem.)
2) Into how many parts is each whole divided in the
given problem?
a) First Given – 3 wholes and 1 part of eight
b) Second Given – 2 wholes and 3 parts of eight
c) Third Given – 1 whole and 5 parts of eight
Activities
3) Fold the parts of every given, put a crease on the
divisions, and let them cut the fractional part. Tape the
fractional parts. Tell the pupils to compare with a whole.
They must see that 1/8 + 3/8 + 5/8 = 9/8, so it is a whole and
1/8.
4) Write the equation: 3 1/8 + 2 3/8 + 1 5/8 =
Add the fractional part 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, how many eighths? (9)
Add the wholes 3 + 2 + 1 = 6
Hence: 3 1/8 + 2 3/8 + 1 5/8 = 6 9/8
Since there is a whole in 9/8, change this to mixed number.
Thus, 9/8 = 1 1/8 so 6 + 1 1/8 = 7 1/8

Activities
5) Discuss with the class the steps in
adding mixed fractions with regrouping.
Valuing: What traits did Migui and Ana

show in doing their work?
Why? If you were Migui and Ana, would you
do the same? Why?
Fixing Skills
Find the total. Reduce the answer to
simplest form.
1) 7/10 + 1/10 + 9/10 =

2) 3/9 + 4/9 + 5/9 =
3) 5 6/12 + 1 7/12 + 2 5/12 =
4) 1 11/20 + 2 17/20 + 1 9/20 =
5) 1 24/24 + 3 15/24 + 6 2/24 =
Generalization
What are the steps in adding similar
fractions with regrouping?
How do you add similar fractions with

regrouping?
Application
Find the total
1) Cooking: ¾ cup brown sugar and ¾ cup

white sugar. How many in all?
2) Harvest: 3 ¼ cavans of rice, 1 ¾ cavans

of corn, and 2 5/8 cavans of mongo. What
is the total harvest?
Formative Test
Find the sum. Reduce the answer to simplest
form, if necessary.
1) ¼ + ¾ =
2) 2/8 + 3/8 + 4/8 =
3. 4/12 + 2/12 + 5/12 =
4) 2 1/7 + 3 4/7 + 5 6/7 =
5) 6 3/16 + 3 9/16 =
Additional Activities for Enrichment or
Remediation
A. Find the sum in lowest terms.
1) 5 7/15 + 2 8/15 + 3 1/15 =
2) 6 1/8 + 2 5/8 + 3 3/8 + 1 1/8 =
3) 1 5/6 + 2 5/6 + 4 1/6 + 5 5/6 =
B. Complete each table.
Add 5/6 to:
7 1 8 3 9
1/6 3/6 5/6 2/6 9/6
Add 2/9 to:

8 13/9 1 4
11/9 8/9

Adding Similar Fractions in Simple or Mixed Forms

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Adding Similar Fractions in Simple or Mixed Forms

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Adding Similar Fractions in Simple or Mixed Forms

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Adding Similar

a. The teacher forms 6 groups with equal

b. The teacher flashes cards which contain

c. Pupil 1 answers the first question, followed by

d. The group with the most correct answers wins.

1. rode 5/10 km., walk 2/10 km., went how

2. painted 3/8 of the fence before lunch,

3. One package weighed 7/16 kg. A second

1) Let the pupils get 4 strips of paper of the same

b. Act.2 - Problem Opener with the Whole

Add the fractional part 1 + 3 + 5 = 9, how many eighths? (9)

Add the wholes 3 + 2 + 1 = 6

Hence: 3 1/8 + 2 3/8 + 1 5/8 = 6 9/8

Since there is a whole in 9/8, change this to mixed number.

Thus, 9/8 = 1 1/8 so 6 + 1 1/8 = 7 1/8

Valuing: What traits did Migui and Ana

1) 7/10 + 1/10 + 9/10 =

How do you add similar fractions with

1) Cooking: ¾ cup brown sugar and ¾ cup

2) Harvest: 3 ¼ cavans of rice, 1 ¾ cavans

2) 2/8 + 3/8 + 4/8 =

3. 4/12 + 2/12 + 5/12 =

4) 2 1/7 + 3 4/7 + 5 6/7 =

Add 2/9 to:

You might also like