Adding Fractions

Videos

Adding Fractions: The Basics

Learn the importance of having common denominators in your fractions when adding. You’ll also see how to show your work on these problems.

How to Simplify the Sum

Learn what to do when your sum is not lowest terms and how to simplify it. You’ll also see how to show your work on these problems

How to Work with Improper Fractions in the Sum

Learn how to change the sum to an improper fraction to help simplify to lowest terms. You’ll also see how to show your work on these problems.

How to Find Common Denominators

Learn how to add fractions that start out with different denominators. You’ll also see how to show your work on these problems.

Adding Fractions: Putting it All Together

Combine all of the adding fraction skills in one problem – finding common denominators, changing and improper fraction to a mixed number, and simplifying the sum to lowest terms.

Adding Mixed Numbers: The Basics

Combine all of the adding fraction skills in one problem – finding common denominators, changing and improper fraction to a mixed number, and simplifying the sum to lowest terms.

How to Simplify a Mixed Number

Learn how to simplify your answer to lowest terms when the fraction part of the mixed number is improper.

Adding Mixed Numbers: Putting It All Together

Combine all the adding mixed numbers and adding fractions skills into one problem – Find common denominators, add mixed numbers, simplify mixed numbers with improper fractions, and put mixed numbers into lowest terms.