Fractions Adding and Subtracting with Mixed Numbers

• It is reasonable because 1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4

• It is reasonable because 1/2 + 1/2 = 1

• It is not reasonable because 1/4 + 2/4 = 1

• It is not reasonable because 1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3

• Emma is correct because she rewrote each mixed number as a fraction greater than one

• Emma is incorrect because she only wrote the whole numbers as fractions greater than one

• Emma is correct because she only subtracted the numerators and not the denominators

MIXED FRACTION ADDITIONS

6 2/8 + 5 4/8

• 11 3/4

• 11 6/8

• 1 3/8

• 10 6/8

SUBTRACTION MIXED FRACTION

9 7/8 - 2 5/8

• 7 2/8

• 2 8/8

• 7 1/4

• 3 2/8

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

2 ¹/₄

5  1/2 + 6  2/3=
Simplify/Reduce if needed.

• 11  7/6

• 10  1/6

• 12  1/6

• 9  3/4

2  2/10 + 5  1/5 =
Simplify/Reduce if needed.

• 5  3/4

• 7  2/5

• 3  3/5

• 7  4/10

6½ - 2⅔

• 4  1/6

• 3  5/6

• 4  1/2

• 3  1/2

Q1. What is the result of 14/16?

• A) 14/16

• B) 7/8

• C) 8/7

• D) 4/10