Build fractions from unit fractions by applying and extending previous understandings of operations on whole numbers

Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole and having like denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models and equations to represent the problem.

Related Lessons

  • Lesson 306

    Use visual fraction models to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. Notice patterns in the numerator and denominator of the sum and difference. Get some more practice with identifying and representing equivalent fractions.