Download Grade 6- Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions Notes

Changing mixed
numbers to
improper
fractions
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Definitions
• What is a common fraction?
• A number written with a
numerator and a denominator
• Example: ½
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• Numerator: top number of
a fraction
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• Denominator: bottom
number of a fraction
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• What is a mixed
number?
• A whole number plus a
proper fraction
• Example: 2 ½
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Changing a mixed number to an
improper fraction:
• Multiply the whole number
times the denominator
• Add the numerator
• Denominator stays the same
• Example: 2 ⅓ = 2 x 3 = 6 + 1 =
7/
3
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• What is an improper
fraction?
• A fraction greater than
or equal to 1.
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• Quotient- answer to a
division problem
• Divisor- the number
on the outside of the
bracket that you are
dividing by
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Changing an improper fraction to
a mixed number
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• Divide the denominator into the
numerator
• Quotient is the whole number
• Remainder is the numerator
• Divisor is the denominator
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Example: Change 8/3 to a mixed
number.
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times does the
numerator 3 divide into the
denominator 8? This number
becomes the whole number 2
Step 2: 8 ÷ 3 = 2 with a remainder
of 2. The remainder becomes the
numerator.
Step 3: Now write the Mixed
number! 2 2/3 The denominator
remains the same
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GAME
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• Converting Mixed Numbers to
Fractions Game
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