Decomposing to Subtract Fractions
Break apart a fraction to make subtraction easier using properties of operations

Break apart a fraction to make subtraction easier using properties of operations
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5 lessons
Understand and perform addition and subtraction of fractions with equal denominators using area models, number lines, and decomposition strategies.
represent and solve addition and subtraction of fractions with equal denominators using objects and pictorial models that build to the number line and properties of operations;
decompose a fraction in more than one way into a sum of fractions with the same denominator using concrete and pictorial models and recording results with symbolic representations;
analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas; and