Adding Mixed Numbers
2/4
1/4 + 1/4
Adam bought a box of fruit that weighed 6 3⁄8 kilograms. If he bought a second box that weighed 7 2⁄8 kilograms, what is the combined weight of both boxes?
The combined weight of both boxes was 13 5/8 kilograms.
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
3 X 1/4
4/5
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
Javier is trying to fit two boxes into the trunk of his car. One box is 2 1/3 feet tall and the other is 4 2/3 feet tall. Stacked on each other, what is the combined height of the two boxes?
The answer is 6 3/3 or 7 feet tall
1/9 +1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9
7 X 1/9
8 4/7 - 5 2/7 =
3 2/7
6/7
1/7 + 1/7 +1/7 +1/7 +1/7 +1/7
On Monday Bianca spent 4 4⁄8 hours studying. On Tuesday she spent another 3 1⁄8 hours studying. What is the combined length of time she spent studying?
Bianca spent 7 5/8 hours studying
1/20 +1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20 + 1/20
10 X 1/20
8 3/4 - 5 2/4 =
3 1/4
5/5
1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5
Tiffany and her friend seeing who could pick up more bags of cans. Tiffany picked up 5 5⁄8 bags and her friend picked up 4 1⁄8 bags. How much more did Tiffany pick up, then her friend?
Tiffany picked up 1 4/8 or 1 1/2 bags more
1/2 + 1/2
2 X 1/2
9 3/5 - 6 1/5 =
3 2/5
3/8
1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
In two months Ms. Wilson's class recycled 8 6⁄10 pounds of paper. If they recycled 5 4⁄10 pounds the first month, how much did they recycle the second month? (subtract)
They recycled 3 2/10 or 3 1/5 pounds of paper
1/6 +1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6
5 X 1/6