Check your understanding How to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers Look at the examples below on how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers.

How to subtract mixed numbers, when the second fraction is greater than the first fraction: Rewrite both fractions as improper fractions, then subtract the fractions.

Young children can crudely add and subtract numbers before they have learned the rules of arithmetic, a new study finds. Researchers presented five- and six-year-old children with problems such as ...