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Leo · Fractions, page 12

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8 correct 1 not quite 1 to check

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Question 4 · Not quite Adding fractions

3/4 + 1/8 = ?Leo wrote 4/12

Where it went wrong

Leo added the tops and the bottoms. The bottoms must match first: 3/4 is the same as 6/8, so 6/8 + 1/8 = 7/8.

Leo asked Roo for 2 hints on this one

Actually correct? Fix it

Question 7 · Please check

1/2 + 1/4 = ?Hard to read

We couldn't read Leo's answer clearly. It looks like 3/4, which would be correct.

It's correctIt's wrong

8 correct answers

Make 5 practice problems

On adding fractions with different bottoms

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