## Video in Filipino: How to Add Similar Fractions

We have discussed How to Add Fractions and one supplement material that you can watch is the video below. The video discusses how to add similar fractions. The language is a mixed conversational Filipino and English (Taglish).

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## How to Add Fractions

Fractions whose denominators are the same are called similar fractions. Fractions that are not similar are called dissimilar fractions. Hence, the fractions $\frac{1}{8}$, $\frac{3}{8}$, and $\frac{5}{8}$ are similar fractions, while the fractions $\frac{2}{3}$ and $\frac{1}{2}$ are dissimilar fractions. In this post, we are going to learn how to add fractions.

How to Add Similar Fractions

Adding similar fractions is very easy.  In adding similar fractions, you just add the numerator and copy the denominator.  Here are a few examples.

Example 1

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{5} + \frac{2}{5} = \frac{1 + 2}{5} = \frac{3}{5}$

Example 2

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{8} + \frac{2}{8} + \frac{4}{8} = \frac{1 + 2 + 4}{8} = \frac{7}{8}$ Continue Reading