IXL | Add and subtract mixed numbers | 6th grade math

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Subtract. Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Add. Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Add. Remember to add whole numbers to whole numbers and fractions to fractions.

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Now simplify.

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Write the answer.

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Looking for more? Try these:

Lesson: Adding mixed numbers

Lesson: Subtracting mixed numbers

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K.3Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators

G.3Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers

Lesson: Adding mixed numbers

Lesson: Subtracting mixed numbers