Grade 5

Fractions addition and subtraction

Add and subtract fractions with like denominators and connect them to mixed-number thinking.

Category: Number Sense & Math Thinking 11 min Advanced
Aa Tap Say ಓದಿ

When the denominators are the same, the parts are the same size. Add or subtract the numerators while keeping the denominator unchanged.

Listen and learn

Hover on desktop or tap on mobile to hear each card.

I Picture card
Sound card Quick practice

If Mira drinks 2/8 of a bottle in the morning and 3/8 later, how much altogether?

fraction addition

Same denominators mean add the numerators.

Example: 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8.

A Picture card
Sound card Quick practice

A ribbon is 7/10 metre long. If 2/10 metre is cut off, how much remains?

fraction subtraction

Subtract the parts because the whole is shrinking.

Example: 7/10 - 2/10 = 5/10 or 1/2.

I Picture card
Sound card Quick practice

If a recipe uses 4/4 of a cup, that is one whole cup.

whole from fractions

A denominator-sized number of parts makes one whole.

Example: 4/4 = 1 whole.

S Picture card
Sound card Quick practice

Strategy: Draw bars or circles when fraction numbers feel hard to picture.

visual model

Models make fraction operations easier to understand.

Example: Visual thinking supports fraction accuracy.

More in this topic

Keep the reading rhythm going with another tiny lesson.

Grade 5

Multi-step word problems

Break a larger problem into smaller steps and decide which operation to use at each stage.