Download Converting Between Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers

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Come in and take out your notes from
yesterday, Wednesday January 23.
The title for yesterday’s notes was
“Converting Between Improper Fractions
& Mixed Numbers.
Next, put your paper in the right hand
corner of your desk and remain at level 0.
We will take a times multiplication facts
drill shortly, in the meantime please remain
at level zero.
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I
CAN convert
improper fractions
to mixed numbers.
I CAN convert
mixed numbers to
improper fractions.
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 You
can write mixed numbers as an improper
fraction
 You can write improper fractions as mixed
numbers
 When
you can do these things you have
successfully reached the goal for this
section!
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 Being
able to convert between mixed
numbers and improper fractions allows you
to be able to move easily from one form to
another.
 This
will help with solving problems that may
require one form over the other.
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 Improper
Fraction: An improper fraction
is a fraction with a numerator that is
greater than or equal to the denominator.
 Ex: 19/5 21/8
 Mixed
Number: A mixed number is the
sum of a whole number and a fraction.
 Ex: 2 1/5
6 1/4
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Divide to see how many times the
denominator will go into the numerator –
this will be your whole number.
Your remainder will be your new numerator.
OR multiply the whole number and
denominator and subtract that answer from
the numerator to get your new numerator.
Keep the same denominator.
Simplify if needed!
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a.
9/4
b.
10/3
c.
9/2
d.
20/3
e.
22/5
f.
29/5
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a.
17/6
e.
27/4
b.
5/3
f.
17/2
c.
25/7
g.
67/9
d.
26/9
h.
23/5
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a.
45/10
e.
100/3
b.
15/2
f.
28/5
c.
9/7
g.
19/8
d.
15/8
h.
17/10
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Multiply whole number and
denominator.
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Add the numerator.
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Keep the same denominator.
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a.
5 1/3
d. 3
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b.
1 7/8
e. 4
2/5
c.
2 2/5
f.
4 2/3
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a.
5 3/8
e.
3 2/3
b.
2 5/16
f.
1 5/6
c.
6¼
g.
10 3/7
d.
3 4/5
h.
7 5/8
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a.
4 7/10
e.
10 1/10
b.
3 1/8
f.
2 4/5
c.
16 1/5
g.
5¾
d.
6 8/9
h.
2 3/8
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Describe one of the
two methods you
can use to compare
fractions. USE
COMPLETE
SENTENCES!!!
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