subtract two fractions

Subtract Two Fractions

By the end of this unit, year 3 children will learn how to add and subtract numbers multiples of 100 using number lines and pictorial representations.

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Subtract Two Fractions

By the end of this unit, year 3 children will learn how to add and subtract numbers multiples of 100 using number lines and pictorial representations.
subtract two fractions
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By the end of this unit, children will be able to:

  1. Subtract two fractions with like denominators (common denominators) accurately and efficiently.
  2. Use folding paper strips and transfer this knowledge to using diagrams and bar models
  3. Explore all the
    different structures of subtraction: taking away, partitioning
    and difference.

Year 4 Number – fractions (including decimals):

  • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator

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