document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121485>Question 1121485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of two mixed numbers is 6. what might the two mixed numbers be? show as many different solutions as you can. Explain your strategy.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are an infinite number of solutions; so I can't \"show as many different solutions as I can\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A strategy for finding pairs of mixed numbers whose sum is 6 might be<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+n and 3-n<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "where n is any real number that is not an integer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A few examples....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=1/2  -->  3 1/2 and 2 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=3/7  -->  3 3/7 and 2 4/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=1 2/11  -->  4 2/11 and 1 9/11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=5 2/5  -->  8 2/5 and -2 2/5 </SPAN>\n" );
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