Mr. Appledorf's On-Line PowerPoint Math Lessons
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Objectives:
Students will explain how distributing a fraction across a sum applies to adding and subtracting algebraic fractions and will base a method to perform these operations on this insight.
NCTM Standards:
Students recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas.
California Content Standards:
(13.0) Students add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.
Slides:
* Distributive Property and Fractions
* Common Denominator
* Combine Like Terms
* Subtracting Fractions
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