4.NF.B.3.a: Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.

Also written as 4.NF.3.a or 4.NF.3a

Understand addition and subtraction of fractions as joining and separating parts referring to the same whole.

Example Problems

Add:

\frac{1}{6} + \frac{4}{6}

Add:

\frac{8}{9} + \frac{5}{9}

Add:

\frac{5}{7} + \frac{4}{7}

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