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