Adding & Subtracting Mixed Fractions

Name: Jazire

Today I was working on adding and subtracting fractions. I got about ⅗ questions right when I first started but there was one I couldn’t quite work out. 7 ⅙ - 5 ⅚.  Next time I play I will be aiming at getting all 5 questions right.

How to add MIxed Fractions

How to Add Mixed Fractions

This morning, our teacher gave us some worksheets and games to do on our devices.

This was the first activity I worked on. It taught me how to add mixed fractions. Here are the steps…

Steps for adding mixed fractions:

First, convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions (Improper fractions are fractions where the numerator is larger than the denominator). Next, find a common denominator for both fractions then add the numerators. The denominator stays the same.Lastly, convert the answer into a mixed fraction.

I hope my explanation is helpful.