Suitable for Grades: 5th Grade
CCSS: 5.NF.A.1
CCSS Description: CCSS Description: Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12.(In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)
Students will begin adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators with the help of bar models throughout this worksheet. Each section begins with an example as pupils are shown how to add and subtract fractions using the bar models. This worksheet is ideal for students struggling to find equivalent fractions.