Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
This applet was inspired by Judah Schwartz’s material “Fraction Workbench - decomposing fractions”. It presents three challenges for writing a proper fraction as a sum or a difference of two proper fractions.
To use the applet:
- Create a new fraction by clicking the New Fraction Button.
- Click on the operation Add or Subtract.
- Click on a checkbox to select a challenge - same, or different denominators.
- Enter values for A, B, C, and D.
- Check.