of this square is red.

Mixed numbers are used when you need to count whole things AND parts of things at the same time.

Check this out:

How much of these squares is red?

There are 3 whole squares and of another square...

We write it like this:

and read it like "three and one fourth."

But, we don't put the "+" in... This is why we say the "and."

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