{"id":6887,"date":"2017-05-02T21:21:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&p=6887"},"modified":"2020-09-03T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T10:53:08","slug":"add-and-subtract-mixed-numbers","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-rockland-developmentalemporium\/chapter\/add-and-subtract-mixed-numbers\/","title":{"raw":"2.6 - Introduction to Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers","rendered":"2.6 – Introduction to Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: Add and subtract mixed numbers<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_13046\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"889\"]\"A<\/a> We usually measure fabric in fractions of a yard.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThanksgiving is coming up, and Kelly is planning to\u00a0sew a tablecloth for the occasion. She happened to find the perfect piece of fabric at an estate sale. It's\u00a03 1\/4 yards long, but to make the tablecloth, she only needs 2 1\/2 yards of fabric. How much fabric will she have left over? To figure this out, she'll\u00a0need to subtract mixed numbers. In this section, you'll learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers with both common and different denominators.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started, take this readiness quiz.\r\n
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readiness quiz<\/h3>\r\n1)\r\n\r\nDraw a figure to model [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{6}[\/latex]\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"549357\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"549357\"]\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the example below.\r\n
\r\n\r\nUse fraction circles to make wholes using the following pieces:\r\n
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  1. [latex]4[\/latex] fourths<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. [latex]5[\/latex] fifths<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. [latex]6[\/latex] sixths<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"447874\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"447874\"]\r\n\r\nSolution\r\n\r\n\"Three\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n2)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]145979[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review this video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/e6uoYVg5Q30\r\n\r\n3)\r\n\r\n[ohm_question]145980[\/ohm_question]\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review the following video.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/p_YRBcZ4u4g\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

    What you’ll learn to do: Add and subtract mixed numbers<\/h2>\n
    \"A<\/a><\/p>\n

    We usually measure fabric in fractions of a yard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Thanksgiving is coming up, and Kelly is planning to\u00a0sew a tablecloth for the occasion. She happened to find the perfect piece of fabric at an estate sale. It’s\u00a03 1\/4 yards long, but to make the tablecloth, she only needs 2 1\/2 yards of fabric. How much fabric will she have left over? To figure this out, she’ll\u00a0need to subtract mixed numbers. In this section, you’ll learn how to add and subtract mixed numbers with both common and different denominators.<\/p>\n

    Before you get started, take this readiness quiz.<\/p>\n

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    readiness quiz<\/h3>\n

    1)<\/p>\n

    Draw a figure to model [latex]\\Large\\frac{7}{6}[\/latex]<\/p>\n

    Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n
    \n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    If you missed this problem, review the example below.<\/p>\n

    \n

    Use fraction circles to make wholes using the following pieces:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. [latex]4[\/latex] fourths<\/li>\n
    2. [latex]5[\/latex] fifths<\/li>\n
    3. [latex]6[\/latex] sixths<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n
      \n

      Solution<\/p>\n

      \"Three<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      2)<\/p>\n