KS2 Primary Maths Age 13-17 - Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: Adding and Subtracting Fractions - Explained

The video tutorial explains how to determine the fraction of a vegetable garden planted with different crops. It starts with a diagram showing the garden's layout, indicating that 2/3 is planted with potatoes and 1/4 with cabbages. The remaining area is for carrots. The teacher demonstrates how to add fractions with different denominators to find the total used area and then subtracts from the whole to find the fraction for carrots. The tutorial emphasizes understanding the method and applying it to solve similar problems.

What fractions of the garden are planted with potatoes and cabbages?

How do you find the lowest common denominator for the fractions 2/3 and 1/4?

What is the sum of the fractions 2/3 and 1/4 after converting them to twelfths?

What fraction of the garden is left for planting carrots?

Explain the method used to solve the problem of finding the area planted with carrots.