Arithmetic Grade Three

Lesson One hundred sixty: The Game of One


Here are some fractions equivalent to one:

    4/4			5/5			100/100

    6/6			12/12			50/50

    1/1			3/3			10/10

In short, any fraction containing the same value in the numerator and the denominator is equivalent to one.

So, the answers to each of the following equations is one!


    2/3 + 1/3 = 		1/7 + 6/7 =

    3/4 + 1/4 = 		2/5 + 3/5 =

    2/9 + 7/9 = 		3/8 + 5/8 = 

So, having said this, it should not be difficult to answer these problems:

    2/3 + ___ = 1		1/7 + ___ = 1

    3/4 + ___ = 1		2/5 + ___ = 1

    2/9 + ___ = 1		3/8 + ___ = 1 

If you are unsure of the answers, just look up at the previous set of examples.

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