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Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1

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3. Add and Subtract Like Fractions

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Exercise 4 Page 286

To add or subtract fractions with the same denominator, we add or subtract their numerators.

-3/5 or -3/5

Practice makes perfect

When adding or subtracting fractions, they should have the same denominator. In this exercise, we have two fractions with the same denominator. -4/5 - (-1/5) Let's simplify the expression.

-4/5-(- 1/5)

a-(- b)=a+b

-4/5+1/5

MoveNegFracToNum

Put minus sign in numerator

-4/5+1/5

Add fractions

-4+1/5

Add terms

-3/5

MoveNegNumToFrac

Put minus sign in front of fraction

- 3/5

Subchapter links

Guided Practice p.286

Independent Practice p.287-288

H.O.T. Problems p.288

Standardized Test Practice p.288-290

Extra Practice p.289

Common Core Review p.290