Math Drills · Grade 5 (Elementary School)
Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)
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WorksheetsWhat this unit covers
The procedure of finding a common denominator and then adding the numerators is built up through proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Mixed numbers that carry, Fill in the Blank and sums of three fractions are covered, and the word problems include denominators in a multiple relationship and sums that come out as mixed numbers.
Adding the denominators as they stand, so that 1/2 + 1/3 becomes 2/5, is the most frequent error. With mixed numbers, children add only the whole-number parts and leave the fractions alone, or fail to carry when the fraction part of the sum turns improper. Answers left unsimplified stand out as well.
Properties of Fractions supplies the common denominator this unit puts to use, adding fractions whose denominators do not match. Matching denominators first and adding the numerators afterward is the same procedure the next unit, Fraction Subtraction and Mixed Operations, uses again.
Learning steps
- Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators)CalculationFill in the Blank
- Adding Improper FractionsCalculationFill in the Blank
- Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)No CarryingMixed Number + Proper FractionWith CarryingFill in the Blank
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications)Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship)Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number)Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards)Unlike DenominatorsUnlike Denominators (Mixed Numbers)
- Adding 3 Fractions3 Terms (Expressions)Fill in the Blank3 Terms (Word Problems)
Worksheets
Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators)
Adding Improper Fractions
Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)
Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications)
Adding 3 Fractions
Summary Prints
5Calculation
- Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators) · Calculation2 questions
- Adding Improper Fractions · Calculation2 questions
- Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators) · No Carrying1 question
- Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators) · With Carrying1 question
- Adding 3 Fractions · 3 Terms (Expressions)2 questions
5Word Problems
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship)1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number)1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards)1 question
- Adding 3 Fractions · 3 Terms (Word Problems)1 question
Related study guides
- Common Denominators and Reducing Fractions — When "Same Size, Different Shape" Doesn't Land
Trouble with fractions isn't one thing. There's the grade 3 struggle to grasp what a fraction even is, and there's the grade 5 struggle with the mechanics of finding a common denominator. Rewriting the denominator and leaving the numerator behind belongs to the second kind. Here's how to show why the size doesn't change.
- Why Fractions Confuse Children at the Start — "Cut in Two" Isn't the Same as "One Half"
Fraction trouble starts in grade 3, not grade 5. The missing word "equally", the shifting "half of what", the reversed sense of size — and how to build the base that carries through to common denominators.
Frequently asked questions
- What do the “Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)” worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as Calculation, Fill in the Blank, No Carrying, Mixed Number + Proper Fraction, With Carrying, Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship), Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number), Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards).
- How many “Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)” worksheets are there for Grade 5 (Elementary School)?
- 46 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.