Add Mixed Numbers

2 3/8 + 5 7/8

• 8 1/2

• 7 3/4

• 33/4

• 8 1/4

1/3 + 2 1/3

• 6  1/3

• 6  2/3

• 6  2/6

• 7  2/3

7/8 + 2 4/8

• 4 2/8

• 4  3/8

• 5 3/8

• 5  2/8

1/2 + 7 1/2

• 17

• 16

• 14  1/2

• 16  1/2

Add the mixed numbers vertically. Simplify if needed.

Add the mixed numbers vertically. Simplify if needed.

What must you do first in order to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators?

• add the numerators

• add the denominators

• find a common denominator

• find a common numerator