standard_description: Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions in such a way as to produce an equivalent sum or difference of fractions with like denominators. For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b + c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve each problem in two different ways.
a.
$${3{1\over3} \times 1{1\over4}}$$
b.
$${5{2\over5} \times 3{4\over9}}$$
Problem 2
Which strategy was more efficient for each problem above? Explain.


aligns: no