Solve Time Notation and Mixed Numbers: 11:2 + 4½

Question

$11:2+4\frac{1}{2}=$ ?

00:05 First, let's solve the expression together.

00:09 Start by writing the division as a fraction.

00:15 Remember! Solve multiplication and division, before moving to addition and subtraction.

00:21 Now, let's break down 11 into ten, plus one.

00:26 Convert the result into a mixed fraction.

00:34 Go ahead and calculate the whole fraction.

00:46 Keep going! Add half to the fraction.

00:50 Great job! Here is the solution. Well done!

According to the order of operations, first place the division operation inside parenthesis:

$(11:2)+4\frac{1}{2}=$

Then solve the operations inside the parenthesis:

$11:2=\frac{11}{2}=5\frac{1}{2}$

Now we get the expression:

$5\frac{1}{2}+4\frac{1}{2}=10$