60 likes | 199 Vues
In today's Honors Math problem, Kevin uses a yard of felt to create a pirate's hat. How much felt remains after crafting the hat? To solve the problem, we focus on the essential details: Kevin started with a full yard and the fraction of felt used for the hat. The operation involved here is subtraction. To subtract fractions with like denominators: 1) Subtract the numerators; 2) Keep the same denominator; 3) Simplify the result. Let's work through this together and find out how much he has left in simplest form!
E N D
Subtract Fractions with Like Denominators Honors Math – Grade 4
Problem of the Day Kevin has yard of felt. He used yard to make a pirate’s hat. How much felt was left? What are the important facts? What operation does this problem suggest? Subtraction! Let’s take a closer look…
To subtract fractions withlike denominators… 1. Subtract the numerators. Write the same denominator. 3. Write is simplest form.
To subtract fractions withlike denominators… 1. Subtract the numerators. Write the same denominator. 3. Write is simplest form.