After struggling for years to get kids to relearn how to add fractions correctly, I came up with a "game" they could use to learn how to do it using M & M's. (Candy has its place in our educational system!)
The main idea is to set up equations using M & M's: instead of writing factors like (x+3) or (2x -1), they use factors like "R" (for red), "G" for green, and so forth.
The first step is to reduce each fraction as much as possible. (If all terms "cancel out," then a 1 remains.)
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