Adding Mixed Numbers by Partitioning

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5 questions from this lesson’s quiz. Start the lesson to answer them and see the right answers.

1. 1. Which of these shows 3\frac{2}{5} partitioned into its whole and fractional parts?

   • A. 3 + \frac{2}{5}
   • B. 3 \times \frac{2}{5}
   • C. 3 - \frac{2}{5}
   • D. \frac{3}{5} + 2

2. 2. Using partitioning, work out 2\frac{1}{3} + 1\frac{1}{2}. Give your answer as the fractional part of the total (in sixths), that is, the numerator of the fraction when the denominator is 6.

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3. 3. What is 4\frac{2}{3} + 3\frac{5}{6}, using partitioning?

   • A. 7\frac{7}{9}
   • B. 8\frac{1}{2}
   • C. 8\frac{1}{6}
   • D. 7\frac{9}{6}

4. 4. A shopkeeper in Nakuru has 24\frac{1}{8} kg of maize flour and 15\frac{3}{8} kg of wheat flour. What is the total mass of flour in kilograms? Give your answer as a decimal.

   Type your answer (in kg) in the lesson.

5. 5. What is the name for converting an improper fraction, such as \frac{7}{5}, into extra wholes and a fraction (1\frac{2}{5})?

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More in Fractions

• ▸Finding Lowest Common Multiple for Fractions
• ▸Adding Fractions Using LCM
• ▸Subtracting Fractions Using LCM
• ▸Adding Mixed Numbers by Conversion
• ▸Subtracting Mixed Numbers
• ▸Reciprocals of Numbers
• ▸Squares of Fractions
• ▸Expressing Fractions as Percentages

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