Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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5. Add and Subtract Mixed Numbers
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Exercise 1 Page 303

Begin by rewriting the given mixed numbers as improper fractions. To add or subtract fractions, they need to have the same denominator.

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Before we can evaluate a sum or difference involving mixed numbers, the mixed numbers must first be rewritten as fractions.

a bc a* c+b/c Simplify
2 19 2* 9+1/9 19/9
7 49 7* 9+4/9 67/9
When adding or subtracting fractions, they should have the same denominator. In this exercise, we have two fractions with the same denominator. 19/9 + 67/9 Because we have a common denominator, we can proceed to simplifying the expression.
19/9+67/9
19+67/9
86/9
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