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