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