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Adding and Subtracting Mixed Number Fractions

For each question:


• clearly show your working out;

• where appropriate, write your answer as a mixed number fraction;

• write your answer in its simplest form.

1 1
1. 1 5 + 2 4 =




2. 2 1 + 3 1 =
8 2




3. 3 1 - 2 1 =
9 5




1 1
4. 1 12 + 2 3 =




5. 3 2 - 1 1 =
5 2




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Adding and Subtracting Mixed Number Fractions

6. Explain why 2 1 + 1 1 is not 3 2 .


4 2 6




1 1 2
7. Show how 5 3 - 1 5 is 4 15 .




1 1
8. My dog is 2 2 years old. My hamster is 1 4 years younger. How old is my hamster?



2 1
9. Tyler ran 3 5 km and Luke ran 2 4 km.

a) What is their combined distance?






b) What is the difference between Tyler’s distance and Luke’s distance?






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10. For the school summer fayre, Rosie and Katie need to make 21 2 litres of orange squash.

3
a) If they have 4 4 litres of orange cordial, how much water do they need?




b) If Rosie and Katie sell their orange squash in 250ml glasses for 60p each, how many glasses
could they sell and how much money could they make?




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Adding and Subtracting Mixed Number
Fractions Answers
9
1. 3 20

2. 5 5
8

3. 41
45

4. 3 5
12

5. 1 9
10

6. You could turn the mixed number fractions into improper fractions before adding. The fractions can
then only be added if they have the same denominator.

2 1 + 11 = 9 + 3
4 2 4 2
9 3 9 6
4
+ 2 = 4 + 4

= 15
4

=33
4

7. 5 1 - 1 1 = 16 - 6
3 5 3 5
16 6 80 18
3
- 5 = 15 - 15

= 62
15
2
= 4 15

8. 1 1 years old
4

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9. a) 5 20 km
3
b) 1 20 km

10. a) 16 3 litres of water are needed.


4

b) 86 glasses. They could make £51.60.

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