Mixed Number Fraction Addition

When you have a whole number and a fraction, it is called

3 9/10 + 2 7/9

4 3/8 + 5 6/8

What is the sum?

Add the mixed fractions with unlike denominators: \(3\frac{1}{2} + 2\frac{3}{8}\)

Victor ate $$\frac{1}{4}$$   of a cake. Ron ate $$\frac{1}{2}$$  of it. What fraction of the cake did they eat together?

(a)  

Jason is making a fruit salad. He mixes in 3 1/4 cups of orange melon and 2 2/3 cups of green melon. How many cups of melon does Jason put in the fruit salad?

Add the mixed fractions with unlike denominators: $$3\frac{1}{6} + 2\frac{1}{3}$$

Add the mixed fractions with unlike denominators: $$3\frac{1}{2} + 2\frac{3}{8}$$

Add the mixed fractions with unlike denominators: $$2\frac{2}{5} + 1\frac{3}{4}$$