TOPIC: Addition and Subtraction of fractions.

Mathematics for Jss1 first Term.

Week 9.

TOPIC: Addition and Subtraction of fractions.

Performance Objectives:

Students should be able to

1. solve given problems on addition and subtraction of fractions.

2. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fraction.

Content.

Example 1:

3/14+5/14

LCM =14

                    3+5

                    14

=8/14.

Example 2.2/3+1/8+3/4.

LCM of 3,8,4 is 24.

                  8x2+3x1+6x3

                         24

16+3+18

  24

=37/24

=1 16/24.

Example 3: 10 3/6+12 1/8.

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