Add 2 Fractions using easy method
This lesson provides an easy method for adding two fractions with different denominators. By using the diagonal method, where you multiply the diagonals and add them together, and the least common denominator, you can quickly and easily add two fractions. While this method works for all fractions, it's best to use it when the denominators do not have a common factor, and it cannot be used with mixed numbers. Additionally, the lesson touches upon reducing fractions and the importance of paying attention to the greatest common factor.
This is an easy way to add 2 fractions that have different denominators. It's best to use when the denominators do not have a common factor. It does not work with mixed numbers.
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Staff Review
This method of adding / subtracting fractions with unlike denominators makes operations with fractions seem much quicker and easier. It requires more simplifying at the end, but it certainly makes getting a common denominator and adding the two fractions very quick and simple. In some cases, however, it makes the numbers so large that it makes the problem even more difficult!
