1. Adding & subtracting
Fractions With
Common denominator

2. Steps:
Are the denominators (or bottom
numbers) the same? =

3. 1 6 + 3 6 = 1+3 6 = 4 6 Add or subtract the top numbers
and put the answer over the
denominator. =
1+3 6 =
4 6

4. Simplify to lowest terms!
4 6
÷2 ÷2 =
2 3

5. 4 10 + 1 10 = Steps: Are the denominators (or bottom
numbers) the same? =

6. 4 10 + 1 10 = 4+1 10 = 5 10 Add or subtract the top numbers
and put the answer over the
denominator. = =
5 10

7. Simplify to lowest terms!
5 10
÷5 ÷5 =
1 2

8. = =
9 12
9 12
÷3 ÷3 =
3 4

9. =
1+4 5 =
5 5
5 5
÷5 ÷5 =
1 1 =1

10. 1 4 − 2 4 =
1−2 4 =
−1 4

11. = =
2+ 2 3
2 2 3