How to add mixed numbers, Mathematics

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Q. How to Add Mixed Numbers?

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If you have to add mixed numbers, you might try this method first:

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First rewrite the mixed number as a whole number plus a fraction.

2 + 1/4 + 3 + 1/2

Change the order of the numbers so that all the whole numbers are added first, followed by the fractions.

5 + 1/4 + 2/4

Add the whole numbers together and find a common denominator for the fractions.

5 + 3/4

Add the fractions.

5 + 3/4

Rewrite as a mixed expression or an improper fraction.

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Notice that you can take the integer, or whole part, and add these together first. Then you can add together the fractional amounts after that.


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