Add Mixed Numbers With Unlike Denominators

Use Add Fractions to Mixed Numbers first, then the unlike denominators page, then the to 30 and to 60 pages. The to 60 page leaves space under each problem.

Add 12 pairs of mixed numbers with unlike denominators, such as 4 5/12 + 7 3/4. The directions on the page read: Add. Regroup when the fraction part is more than 1. Write each answer in simplest form. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade fraction addition & subtraction, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with add mixed numbers (unlike denominators). In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Rename the fraction parts with a common denominator, add the fractions, then add the whole numbers. Regroup if the fraction part is more than 1, as in 4 5/12 + 7 3/4 = 12 1/6.

When the fraction parts add to more than 1, move one whole into the whole number part. For 2 11/12 + 1/8, the sum is 3 1/24.

Yes. All 4 sheets have an answer key with every sum in simplest form.