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when you add mixed numbers you have a whole number but adding fraction does not.
To combine the fractions or subtract the fractions. Same method with mixed numbers.
False [ I THINK ]
you do what makes sense given the numbers, if the fractions work out beautifully, you can just leave them as mixed numbers, otherwise it's best to keep them as improper fractions
What is the definition of Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
adding fractions is like adding a WHOLE lot of parts of numbers
Mixed numbers can be converted to improper fractions. Then, it is exactly the same as adding proper ones.
when you add mixed numbers you have a whole number but adding fraction does not.
That is correct.
To combine the fractions or subtract the fractions. Same method with mixed numbers.
By finding their common denominator & adding the top numbers of-the fractions. : )
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Similarities: the sum does not depend on which number you start with (distributive)Differences: you must find a common denominator for the fractions (whole numbers have a common denominator [1]
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The definition of adding fractions is : "calculating the results of applying the binary operation of addition to two or more rational numbers which, in their simplest form, have denominators which are not one."
When adding unlike fractions, find the LCM of the denominators and convert them to it.
It will help when you are adding and subtracting fractions.