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Q: When adding mixed numbers if the sum of the fraction is greater than 1 you have to carry 1 over to the whole number side?
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What is adding mixed number?

a mixed number is a whole number with a fraction, ie. 2 3/4 Adding mixed numbers involves adding the whole numbers, then adding the fractions, then reducing the fraction and if it is improper, changing it to a whole number with a fraction and adding that whole number to the other whole number answer.


How is adding mixed numbers different from adding fractions?

when you add mixed numbers you have a whole number but adding fraction does not.


What is greater a fraction or mix number?

Mixed numbers are a type of fraction.


Which is greater a mixed number or a fraction?

Mixed numbers are greater than proper fractions.


Is a mixed number greater than a fraction?

Mixed numbers are greater than proper fractions.


What is greater a negative or a fraction?

Since fractions can also be negative numbers, we cannot necessarily say whether a negative number or a fraction is greater, however, any positive fraction is greater than any negative number.


How is adding mixed number like adding fraction and whole numbers?

A mixed number is made up of two parts: an integer (whole) part and a fractional part.


Is a whole number greater than a fraction?

generally we think of fractions as being rational numbers between 0 and 1, thus all whole numbers other than zero will be greater than a fraction.


How do you multipy mixed numbers by mixed numbers?

Change each mixed fraction to an improper fraction. Do this by multiplying the denominator by the whole number next to the fraction and then adding the numerator to the product you get. Once you do this, multiply fractions normally.


What is the difference of adding a mix number and a fraction?

A mixed number is a fraction


What does adding mixed numbers mean?

It means adding numbers that are part fraction and part whole number, like 3 and 1/4 + 2 and 1/2 = 5 and 3/4 A mixed number is a fraction and a whole number. An example would be: 1 1/2 + 2 1/2 = 4


How are proper fraction improper fraction and mixed numbers different?

A proper fraction has a numerator less than its denominator. An improper fraction has a numerator greater than or equal to its denominator. A mixed number combines a whole number with a proper fraction.