MathsYears 3–4Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Add and subtract fractions (same denominator)

Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole (e.g. 5/7 + 1/7 = 6/7)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a chocolate bar 🍫 cut into 5 same-size pieces. You eat 1 piece and your friend eats 2 pieces.

  2. 2

    How many pieces did you and your friend eat altogether? 🍫

  3. 3

    Shade 1 fifth, then shade 2 more fifths. How many fifths are shaded now?

  4. 4

    Let's add 2 sevenths + 3 sevenths together! 🎂

  5. 5

    Now try 3 eighths + 4 eighths. Shade to find the answer!

  6. 6

    What is 3 eighths + 4 eighths?

  7. 7

    Now let's subtract: 5 sixths − 2 sixths. 🍕

  8. 8

    What is 5 sixths − 2 sixths?

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