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Lesson 16: Adding and subtracting mixed number with unlike denominators
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Adding and subtracting mixed number with unlike denominators
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Add and subtract mixed numbers with unlike denominators (no regrouping)

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Problem

Add.
2, start fraction, 2, divided by, 7, end fraction, plus, 4, start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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