Stage 3 · Fractions & Decimals

3.3.3 Mixed Numbers: Carrying and Borrowing

3.3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions: Match the Piece Sizes First

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3.3.3 Mixed Numbers: Carrying and Borrowing

Core idea

Handle the whole numbers together and the fractions together, and when the fraction can't be subtracted, borrow a 1 from the whole number.

Module goal. Add and subtract fractions once the parts match, handling unlike denominators with a common denominator, mixed-number addition and subtraction, and reducing the result.
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