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Examples of mixed number in a Sentence
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We’re supposed to be adding and subtracting mixed numbers right now.
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oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
Voters who didn’t cast their ballots by mail swung by polling places around the Bay Area in mixed numbers on Tuesday, many of them focused on picking a Democratic presidential candidate to run against President Trump.
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Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 3 Mar. 2020
Airports in Texas also reported mixed numbers for international passenger travel, owing in part to the Harvey storm system and changes in airline capacity.
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Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2018
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First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined above
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“Mixed number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20number. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
mixed number
noun
: a number (as 5⅔) composed of a whole number and a fraction
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