much further does he have to walk to get to school? 4. How much heavier than 2
Adding Mixed Numbers Sophie collected 11
– 5kg of leaves and Eileen collected 11
– 3kg of leaves. What was the total
weight of the leaves collected? You have 2 choices as to how to add the mixed numbers: Add them as mixed numbers.
11
– 5 + 11
1 3 __
– 3
15 + 15 __
15 = 28 __
15
– 5 + 4
18
– 3
__ 15 + 20
__ 15 = 38
Add them as improper fractions. 6
__ 15 = 28
__ 15
Which way do you prefer? Why? Do you see any advantages of doing it one way rather than the other? Are there any possible difficulties with either method? What if the fractions had been 94