Answer
Like fractions have the same denominators.
Example: $\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{5}, \frac{4}{5}$.
Unlike fractions have different denominators.
Example: $\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{3}, \frac{4}{15}$.
Work Step by Step
Like fractions have the same denominators.
Example: $\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{5}, \frac{4}{5}$.
It is very easy to add like fractions:
$\frac{3}{5}+ \frac{1}{5} + \frac{4}{5} = \frac{3 + 1 + 4}{5} = \frac{8}{5}$.
Unlike fractions have different denominators.
Example: $\frac{3}{5}, \frac{1}{3}, \frac{4}{15}$.
To add unlike fractions, we need to convert them first: $\frac{3}{5}+\frac{1}{3}+ \frac{4}{15} = \frac{9}{15} + \frac{5}{15} + \frac{4}{15} = \frac{9 + 5+ 4}{15} = \frac{18}{15}$.
