Return to Student PageAdding Mixed Numbers with Common Denominators
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Example
1 Simple Mixed Number Addition
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Add the whole numbers 1 and 2. Add the fractions 1/7 and 3/7. You add the numerators. Do not add the denominators.
The fraction 4/7 does not need to be reduced. The answer 3 and 4/7 is reduced and in lowest terms.
Example
2 Simple Mixed Number Addition with Reducing
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Add the whole numbers 1 and 2. Add the fractions 1/8 and 3/8. You add the numerators. Do not add the denominators.
The fraction 4/8 must be reduced:
| 4 | / | 4 | 1 | |
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| 8 | / | 4 | 2 |
The final answer will be 3 and 1/2 after you have reduced your fraction