Numihana3 2/3 + 1 1/3 =
Answer: ________________
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Add mixed numbers.
Add mixed numbers
Numihana · England Year 6
Add mixed numbers
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Date: ______________
Add mixed numbers
4 1/6 + 2 6/18 =
Answer: ________________
2 1/2 + 3 2/4 =
Answer: ________________
4 1/7 + 3 20/21 =
Answer: ________________
3 4/9 + 1 7/9 =
Answer: ________________
3 2/4 + 1 5/8 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Add mixed numbers
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Add mixed numbers
3 2/3 + 1 1/3 =
Answer: 5
4 1/6 + 2 6/18 =
Answer: 13/2
2 1/2 + 3 2/4 =
Answer: 6
4 1/7 + 3 20/21 =
Answer: 170/21
3 4/9 + 1 7/9 =
Answer: 47/9
3 2/4 + 1 5/8 =
Answer: 41/8
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Add mixed numbers
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Rename each mixed number as an improper fraction. For addition or subtraction use a common denominator; for multiplication multiply the numerator by the whole number. Simplify and check the result against an estimate.
A common slip
Exchange one whole when needed in subtraction. Multiplication by a whole number does not multiply the denominator.
Worked example
2 1/6 + 2 5/6 =
Answer: 5
Rename each mixed number as an improper fraction. For addition or subtraction use a common denominator; for multiplication multiply the numerator by the whole number. Simplify and check the result against an estimate.