Add Fractions with Unlike Denominators

When adding unlike fractions, find equivalent fractions with a common denominator (like fractions)

A common denominator can be obtained by multiplying both the denominators

To add like fractions, add the numerators and retain the denominator

Express the sum in its simplest form by dividing the numerator and the denominator by the greatest common fraction (GCF)

A clock face can be used to model fractions with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, or 60 in the denominator

1 hour = 60 minutes

Any fraction can be converted to minutes and represented in the clock face

Similarly any measure of clock face can be represented as a fraction

To add two fractions, one can add the equivalent clock face representations and represent their sum as a fraction