Momo's Fractional Feast: Fractions comic video

0:00 LearnFun Comics. Momo's Fractional Feast. No more cut corners! Pizza time!

0:06 Pizzafest Park. Momo's class is having a picnic.

0:10 Yay! Pizza day at Pizzafest!

0:13 Ha! 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5! Who cares about halves and thirds?

0:20 Wait, that can't be right! Pieces aren't the same size!

0:23 Matching pieces

0:25 When adding fractions, pieces match.. Can't add 1/2 and 1/3 directly.. Find common size first.

0:34 Oh! We need to make pieces the same size first.

0:37 See? 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5. Half and third don't add like that!

0:44 Half and third don’t match. Let’s make them match!

0:47 1/2 = 3/6. 1/3 = 2/6. 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6

0:57 Add with common sizes

0:59 Find the common denominator first.. Change to same denominator.. Then add the numerator like normal.

1:07 Always find a common denominator first. Then it’s easy!

1:11 Your turn, hero! Momo had 1/4 of a pizza and then ate 1/6 more. How much pizza did he eat? A: 2/12. B: 1/2. C: 1/3. D: 5/12

1:28 The answer is 5/12. (1/4) + (1/6) = 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12

1:37 Silly kids. Just learn my trick. 2/5 is all you need!

1:42 To add 1/3 + 1/6, what is the common denominator? A: 2. B: 3. C: 6. D: 9

1:55 The answer is 6. 3 × 2 = 6, so 6 is the common denominator.

2:01 The final battle Momo eats 1/2 of a cake and his friend eats 1/4. How much cake is that? A: 1/2. B: 1/4. C: 2/4. D: 3/4

2:18 The answer is 3/4. 1/2 + 1/4 = 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4.

2:26 Wrong, wrong! How will you fix this?

2:28 Common denominator, get it? Find the right size first!

2:32 Everyone gets equal slices now. The Sum Goblin's trick fails!

2:37 Remember. Find the common denominator. Change fractions to match. Add the numerator.

2:43 But who taught the goblin? A note flies away, signed 'G. S.'

2:47 Read this comic and answer the questions yourself, at learn fun dot in.