Calculate 1/2 + 3½ + 4¾: Mixed Number Addition Problem

Question

12+312+424= \frac{1}{2}+3\frac{1}{2}+4\frac{2}{4}=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Collect terms
00:09 Convert 2 quarters to half, and continue solving
00:13 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations, we will solve the exercise from left to right.

Let's note that in the first addition exercise, we have an addition between two halves that will give us a whole number, so:

12+312=4 \frac{1}{2}+3\frac{1}{2}=4

Now we will get the exercise:

4+424= 4+4\frac{2}{4}=

Let's note that we can simplify the mixed fraction:

24=12 \frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}

Now the exercise we get is:

4+412=812 4+4\frac{1}{2}=8\frac{1}{2}

Answer

812 8\frac{1}{2}