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Adding mixed numbers
Adding mixed numbers
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Split it in two
3 3/4 + 1 2/3 — split the job in two
1 · whole numbers
3 + 1 = 4
2 · fractions (twelfths)
9/12 + 8/12 = 1 5/12
17/12 is improper → carry 1
4 + 1 5/12 = 5 5/12
the whole-number total (4) is also your estimate — use it as a check
The commonest slip is forgetting the
carried whole one
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Step 1: add the whole numbers — that is also your estimate.
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