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Grade 5 · Fractions

Wildlife-survey samples: add thirds and fourths in twelfths

A measured supply at a wildlife field study combines 2/3 of a unit with another 2/4 of the same unit. Change the controls and explain what the animation reveals.

Predict what will happen, press Play, then pause and explain what changed. Every control also works without playback.

Watch the relationship

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Wildlife-survey samples: add thirds and fourths in twelfths. Exact final result: 14/12. Simplified result: 7/6. Current represented amount: 0.6672/3 + 2/4 = 14/12First amountCurrent combined amountWhole-unit marks: 0 to 1The bars share one scale and one whole-unit size.
Both fractions refer to the same unit. The display uses a shared linear scale and permits amounts above one. Subtraction controls keep the final amount nonnegative; rounding is used only for decimal readouts.

Starts paused. Play once, pause anywhere, or use Step to inspect the mathematics. Playback stops when this panel leaves the screen.

Make it your experiment

Change one value. Notice what follows.

The controls adjust the model. Numbers below describe the current frame. Decimals are rounded.

Exact final result
14/12
Simplified result
7/6
Current represented amount
0.667

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Understand what you are seeing

The idea behind the motion.

A measured supply at a wildlife field study combines 2/3 of a unit with another 2/4 of the same unit. Fractions can be combined by counting a common fractional unit. Equivalent renaming changes the denominator and numerator together, allowing the signed counts to be added or subtracted without changing the original amounts. Rename the amounts as 8/12 and 6/12. The result simplifies to 7/6.

A relationship to keep

2/3 + 2/4 = 14/12

Read the symbols alongside the explanation. A diagram shows the relationship; the assumptions tell you when it applies.

  1. STEP 1

    Read the starting situation

    A measured supply at a wildlife field study combines 2/3 of a unit with another 2/4 of the same unit. Identify what each number measures before changing a control; the worked example refers to these starting values.

  2. STEP 2

    Follow the mathematical change

    Compare the original amounts on a common scale, then track the second contribution joining or leaving the first amount. Pause on an intermediate frame and compare the picture with the live readouts.

  3. STEP 3

    Explain and test the relationship

    Rename the amounts as 8/12 and 6/12. The result simplifies to 7/6. Change one input, predict its effect, and test whether the same relationship still works.

Your turn to explain

Make a prediction. Test your reasoning.

Wildlife-survey samples: use the original situation. A measured supply at a wildlife field study combines 2/3 of a unit with another 2/4 of the same unit. What exact amount remains after the stated combination? Explain the common unit.

Use the values specified in the question. Reset restores the initial values for this investigation.

Compare your explanation

14/12 = 7/6 units. Both terms are counted in 12ths before the addition.

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Grade 5 · Algebra

Add fractions with different units

Create common fractional units before adding unlike fractions.