Adding and Converting Mixed Numbers

This video tutorial teaches how to add mixed numbers with like denominators by converting them into equivalent fractions. It explains the components of mixed numbers, how to use number lines for conversion, and provides step-by-step examples of adding mixed numbers. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using the same whole when comparing, adding, or subtracting fractions.

What is the first step in adding mixed numbers with like denominators?

• Find a common denominator

• Use a calculator

• Subtract the whole numbers

• Convert them to improper fractions

What are the two components of a mixed number?

• Whole number and fraction

• Fraction and decimal

• Numerator and denominator

• Whole number and decimal

How do you convert a mixed number into an equivalent fraction?

• Divide the numerator by the denominator

• Add the whole number to the numerator

• Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator

• Subtract the numerator from the whole number

Why is it important to use the same whole when adding fractions?

• To simplify the fractions

• To avoid errors in the result

• To make the calculation easier

• To ensure the fractions are equivalent

What is the equivalent fraction of two and one-third?

• 7/3

• 8/3

• 6/3

• 5/3

When adding two and one-fourth and one and two-fourths, what is the resulting fraction?

• 10/4

• 13/4

• 12/4

• 15/4

What is the mixed number form of fifteen fourths?

• 3 and 3/4

• 3 and 4/4

• 3 and 2/4

• 3 and 1/4

How do you add the numerators when adding fractions with like denominators?

• Add them

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Divide them

What is the equivalent fraction of one and two-thirds?

• 4/3

• 7/3

• 5/3

• 6/3

What is the sum of one and two-thirds and one and one-third?

• 5

• 3

• 2

• 4