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 (
&
).
4
1
⁄
5
5
1.
5
6
To solve a fraction addition problem one strategy
2.
is to shade in the whole amounts first (1 & 2).
6
1
⁄
When all of the pieces are filled in we
3.
8
3
4
2
/
/
=
/
can see that 1
+ 2
4
5
5
5
6
1
⁄
4.
6
5
2
⁄
1)
5.
3
4
2
⁄
⁄
1
2
+
=
5
5
3
6
⁄
6.
10
2)
1
3
⁄
⁄
2
3
+
=
2
2
⁄
4
4
7.
5
3)
4
5
⁄
7
2
⁄
⁄
2
3
+
=
8.
8
8
8
5
1
⁄
4)
9.
8
4
3
⁄
⁄
3
2
+
=
6
6
5
5
⁄
10.
8
5)
1
1
⁄
⁄
3
2
+
=
4
3
3
6
⁄
11.
10
6)
6
10
⁄
8
8
⁄
⁄
1
1
+
=
12.
12
10
10
7)
1
1
⁄
⁄
1
1
+
=
5
5
8)
1
4
⁄
⁄
2
2
+
=
8
8
9)
5
4
⁄
⁄
2
2
+
=
8
8
10)
7
6
⁄
⁄
1
3
+
=
8
8
11)
3
3
⁄
⁄
1
3
+
=
10
10
12)
4
6
⁄
⁄
3
3
+
=
12
12
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