Date: 27 -10-20

Adding mixed numbers

I) Adding Mixed Numbers with whole number

Steps

1) Split the fractions

2) Add the whole numbers
3) Add the fractions and whole numbers

Examples
a) 𝟐 b) 𝟏
5 +4 3 +4
𝟑 𝟓
𝟐 𝟐 𝟏 𝟏
Ans: 5 +4= 5 + +4 Ans: 3 +4 = 3 + +4
𝟑 𝟑 𝟓 𝟓
𝟐 𝟏
= 9+ = 7+
𝟑 𝟓
𝟐 𝟏
= 9 = 7
𝟑 𝟓

c) 𝟐 d) 𝟏
8 +5 7+3
𝟑 𝟒
𝟐 𝟐 𝟏 𝟏
Ans: 8 +5= 8 + +5 Ans: 7+3 = 7+𝟑+
𝟑 𝟑 𝟒 𝟒
𝟐 𝟏
= 13 + = 10 +
𝟑 𝟒
𝟐 𝟏
= 13 = 10
𝟑 𝟒

e) 𝟔 f) 𝟏
5+2 5+3 (HW)
𝟕 𝟐
𝟔 𝟔
Ans: 5+2 = 5+𝟐+
𝟕 𝟕
𝟔
= 7+
𝟕
𝟔
= 7
𝟕
II) Adding Mixed Numbers with Like fractions

𝟏 𝟐
a) 1 + 2
𝟓 𝟓
𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
Ans: 1 +2 = 1+ +𝟐+
𝟓 𝟓 𝟓 𝟓
𝟏 𝟐
= (1+2) + ( + )
𝟓 𝟓

= 3+ ( 𝟏+𝟐
𝟓
)
𝟑
= 3+
𝟓
𝟑
= 3
𝟓

𝟑 𝟓
b) 1 + 2
𝟔 𝟔
𝟑 𝟓 𝟑 𝟓
Ans: 1 +2 = 1+ +𝟐+
𝟔 𝟔 𝟔 𝟔
𝟑 𝟓
= (1+2) + ( + )
𝟔 𝟔

= 3+ ( 𝟑+𝟓
𝟔
)
𝟖
= 3+ (convert the improper fraction into
𝟔 𝟖 𝟐
. a mixed fraction) = 1𝟔
𝟔

𝟐
= 3+1
𝟔
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐÷𝟐 𝟏
=4 (Reduce to its lowest term = )
𝟔 𝟔 𝟔÷𝟐 𝟑
𝟏
=4
𝟑