Topic outline

    • Properties of Addition and Subtraction of Fractional Numbers

      Properties of Addition of Fractions

            1.   We can add fractions in any order.

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            2.   Addition of 0 to a fraction results in fraction itself.

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            3.   We can add three given fractions by adding first two fractions and then adding the resultant sum to the third fraction.

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      Properties of Subtraction of Fractions

            1.   Subtraction of 0 from any fraction results in fraction itself.

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            2.   Subtraction of a fraction from itself results in zero.

            Example: