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