Find out how to add and subtract fractions with matching and different denominators in this Year 6 article from BBC Bitesize.

Learn how to perform calculations to add fractions with BBC Bitesize Maths. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Adding and subtracting fractions The secret to successfully adding or subtracting fractions lies in one crucial concept: finding a common denominator. Think of it like trying to combine different ...

Students will be able to practice comparing fractions with like denominators.

Another sticking point for many students is adding fractions with different denominators—for example, coming up with 11/12 when asked to add 3/5 and 8/7.

In adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, you have to get a least common denominator which is exactly like the least common multiple it just so happens to be in the denominator.

Use visual fraction models to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators.

Why do we need equal denominators to add and subtract fractions but not to multiply and divide them?