Example:
1 + 3/5 = ?
Step 1: make the denominators the same: 1 = 5/5
Step 2: put the 5/5 into the problem in place of the 1: 1 + 3/5 = 5/5 +3/5
Step 3: add the numerators: 5/5 + 3/5 = 8/5
Example 2:
3 + 6/7 = ?
3 = (3x7)/7 = 21/7
21/7 + 6/7 = 27/7
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multiply the denominator by the whole number then add the numerator and you have an improper fraction
Add your whole numbers
There cannot be a whole fraction. If it is a fraction it is not whole and if it is whole it is not a fraction.
A whole stick is worth 1 whole, use fraction sticks to find equivalent fractions, use the fraction sticks to add fractions with the same denominator
Anytime you add a fraction to a whole number, you say the whole number, the word "and", and the fraction. 9 + 1/3 = 9 1/3