Name:
Adding Mixed Fractions (visual)
Use the visual model to solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
3
4
/
/
1
+ 2
= ?
3
4
5
5
/
/
Next fill in the fraction amounts (
&
).
5
1
⁄
5
5
1.
10
5
To solve a fraction addition problem one strategy
2.
is to shade in the whole amounts first (1 & 2).
5
When all of the pieces are filled in we
3.
3
4
2
/
/
=
/
can see that 1
+ 2
4
5
5
5
6
4.
6
1
⁄
1)
5.
12
9
2
⁄
⁄
3
1
+
=
10
10
5
2
⁄
6.
10
2)
4
1
⁄
⁄
2
2
+
=
5
3
⁄
5
5
7.
4
3)
4
1
⁄
9
1
⁄
⁄
2
2
+
=
8.
4
10
10
5
3
⁄
4)
9.
5
2
1
⁄
⁄
2
3
+
=
3
3
4
10.
5)
9
4
⁄
⁄
2
3
+
=
3
12
12
4
⁄
11.
5
6)
5
11
⁄
7
5
⁄
⁄
2
2
+
=
12.
12
10
10
7)
2
1
⁄
⁄
3
2
+
=
4
4
8)
2
3
⁄
⁄
1
2
+
=
4
4
9)
1
2
⁄
⁄
3
2
+
=
5
5
10)
2
2
⁄
⁄
1
2
+
=
4
4
11)
2
2
⁄
⁄
2
1
+
=
5
5
12)
1
10
⁄
⁄
3
2
+
=
12
12
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