Have you ever tried to add or subtract fractions that have different denominators? It’s tricky, right? Join Ms. Susanna Post in this lesson to learn how to solve these types of challenging problems!

It is easy to add fractions when the numbers on the bottom are the same. All you need to do is add the tops of the fractions together. So \(\frac{2}{9} + \frac{5}{9} = \frac{7}{9}\) Sometimes you need ...

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...

We present a case study of teaching and learning fraction addition on number lines in one 6th-grade classroom that used the Connected Mathematics Project Bits and Pieces II materials. Our main ...

\(2\frac{3}{4}\) is a mixed number. \(2\) is a whole number, and \(\frac{3}{4}\) is a fraction. You can change this into a top-heavy fraction by writing \(\frac{{2 ...

Most people break out in a cold sweat when they see fractions. There's something about those little lines and numbers stacked on top of each other that makes even confident adults feel like they're ...