Question

Find the sum. You may find using a number line to be helpful Express your answer as a simplified mixednumber, if necessary3+1 1/2

Answer 1

To perform this sum, we will use a drawing of the real line

Now, we are going to add the number 1 1/2. The number 1 1/2 means that we have 1 and a half units. So, adding up one and a half units is equivalent to first adding up one unit and then the other half. So, if we add first one unit, we get