Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

What does a mixed number represent in mathematical terms?

• A whole number divided by a fraction

• A fraction subtracted from a whole number

• A product of a whole number and a fraction

• A sum of a whole number and a fraction

When adding mixed numbers to whole numbers, what is the first step?

• Multiply the whole numbers

• Simplify the fractions

• Add the fractional parts

• Add the whole number parts

What is the result of adding 1/8 to 3/8?

• 3/16

• 1/2

• 4/8

• 2/8

How do you handle adding mixed numbers with unlike fractions?

• Add them directly without conversion

• Multiply the fractions

• Subtract the smaller fraction from the larger

• Convert to like fractions before adding

What is the correct way to simplify the fraction 8/7 in a mixed number?

• 2/7

• 7/8

• 1 and 1/7

• 1/14

Why is subtraction of mixed numbers more complex than addition?

• Mixed numbers cannot be subtracted

• Order does not matter in subtraction

• Subtraction is not commutative

• Subtraction is commutative

What must be done if the fractional part of the subtrahend is larger than the minuend's fraction?

• Convert the fractions to whole numbers

• Add the fractions instead

• Ignore the fractions

• Borrow from the whole number part

In subtraction, what does 'borrowing' involve in the context of mixed numbers?

• Dividing the whole number by the fraction

• Multiplying the whole number by the fraction

• Adding fractions together

• Taking a fraction from the whole number

What is the result of subtracting 5/8 from 9/8?

• 14/8

• 5/16

• 4/8

• 1/8

How do you simplify the fraction 4/8?

• 1/2

• 2/4

• 1/4

• 3/8