SSAT Middle Level Math : How to add fractions

Example Questions

Example Question #61 : How To Add Fractions

Explanation:

Add the numerators and leave the denominators the same:

Example Question #61 : How To Add Fractions

Solve:

Explanation:

Add the numerators and leave the denominators the same:

Example Question #62 : How To Add Fractions

Solve:

Explanation:

Add the numerators and leave the denominators the same:

Example Question #63 : How To Add Fractions

Solve:

Explanation:

Add the numerators and leave the denominators the same:

Example Question #64 : How To Add Fractions

Which of the following is the sum of sixty-seven tenths, sixty-seven hundredths, and sixty-seven ten-thousandths?

Explanation:

Sixty-seven tenths, sixty-seven hundredths, and sixty-seven ten-thousandths can be rewritten as 6.7, 0.67, and 0.0067, respectively. Add, appending zeroes at the end of each number as needed:

Example Question #45 : How To Add Fractions

Which of the following is the sum of two fifths, one fourth, and three tenths?

Explanation:

We must express the three fractions as their equivalents with a common denominator. Since , we rewrite each fraction in terms of twentieths, then add as follows:

Example Question #65 : How To Add Fractions

Explanation:

Add the numerators and leave the denominators alone:

Example Question #51 : How To Add Fractions

Subtract:

Explanation:

Subtract the numerators and leave the denominators alone:

Example Question #66 : How To Add Fractions

Explanation:

Because the two fractions have the same denominator, simply add the numerators and leave the denominator as is:

Example Question #67 : How To Add Fractions

Which of the following statements demonstrates the commutative property of addition?