Mathematics 2016 Standards of Learning - Grade 3 ...

When adding or subtracting fractions, an answer greater than one can be expressed as an improper fraction or the equivalent mixed number (e.g., 3 5 + 4 5 = 7 5 = 1 2 5 ). When adding and subtracting fractions the fractions must represent like size units (e.g., one-fifth added to three-fifths is four-fifths). ................
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