Fractions Lesson 2

Understanding mixed
numbers
and improper fractions

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 These numbers are called

fractions
1
2 3 12
15 2 22
3
5 4
6 7
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 These numbers are called

Improper
3
2 fractions
20 12
15 2
7
8 3 11
6 7
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 What do you notice about

Improper
3 fractions?
2 20 12
15 2
7
8 3 11
6 7
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 All the improper fractions
have the top number
bigger than the bottom
number.

3
2 20 12
15 2
7
8 3 11
6 7
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 That means that these
improper fractions are
greater than 1.

3
2 20 12
15 2
7
8 3 11
6 7
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 That means that these
improper fractions are
greater than 1.

3
2

8
6
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number

Ready ?
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
2
3
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
2
4
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
8
2
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
2
5
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
4
9
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 Shout out
Improper fraction
or fraction
when you see each
number
11
3
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 This is called a

mixed number

1 1
2

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 Here are some

mixed
numbers 9
5
4
2
1
3
3 2
5

1 6
8
2 1
4

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 Shout out what the
number is
Improper fraction
or
mixed number

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improper fraction or mixed number

4
2
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improper fraction or mixed number

4
38
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improper fraction or mixed number

2
25
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improper fraction or mixed number

1
14 4
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So an improper
fraction has a
bigger number
at the top.
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 Improper
fractions can
be written as
mixed
numbers.
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11
2

This number
can also be
written 3as
2
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11
2

can you
explain why?
3
2

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 11
2
mixed number

3
mproper fraction 2

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 21
4
mixed number

9
mproper fraction 4

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Try these
with a
friend…..
232 ?
3

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And this one….

1 3
4
?
4

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And this one….

4 1
2
?
2

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And this one….

2 4
5
?
5

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And this one….

1 6
8
?
?

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And this one….

5 1
3
?
?

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here is the link
and you get 16 thirds

5 1
3
16
3

5 x 3 = 15 then add the

1
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here is the link
and you get 12 fifths

2 2
5
12
5

2 x 5= 10 then add the

2
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here is the link
and you get 29 sixths

4 5
6
29
6

4 x 6 = 24 then add the

5
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 now try these in you jotter

WALT: to understand link

between mixed numbers and
improper fractions
(a)
2 2
3
(b)
3 3
6
(c)
4 2
4 2
(d) 1
3
(e)
4 5
6 6
(f) 2
4

2 2 2 2 2 2
(g)
1 3
(h)
3 3
(i)
2 9
(j)
4 3 7
(k)
3
(l)
2 5

3 1 2 2 2 2
(m
)
1 5
(n)
2 4
(o)
5 3 6
(p)
3
(q)
3 5 5
(r)
3

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answers

(a) 8 (b) 21 (c) 18 (d) 7 (e) 29 (f) 26

3 6 4 3 6 4

5 11 20 14 23 12
(g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l)
3 3 9 3 3 5

8 9 17 20 17 17
(m (n) (o) (p) (q) (r)
)
5 4 3 3 5 3

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So an improper
fraction can be
written as a
mixed number.
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 End of this
lesson, any
questions or
comments?
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