MATHEMATICS 4|Quarter 2 Module 3

MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 – Lesson 8 4
CHANGING IMPROPER FRACTION TO MIXED NUMBERS
AND VICE VERSA

What is It

If I packed 1 ¼ kilograms of sugar into fourth-

kilogram, how many fourth-kilogram packs did I
make?

➢ A Mixed Number is composed of a whole number and a fraction,

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such as 1 .
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➢ An Improper Fraction is a fraction in which the numerator is
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greater than the denominator, such as .
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If I packed 1 ¼ kilograms of sugar into fourth-kilogram, how many fourh-kilogram

packs did I make?

To change a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction, follow the steps below:

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Change to a Mixed Number.
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To change an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number, follow the steps below:

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1
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We can also change an Improper Fraction into
Mixed Number and vice versa by drawing figures or
illustrations.

Write the 5 shaded parts as the numerator and copy

the denominator.
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Answer: .
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Write the numbers together.
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Answer: 1
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What’s More

A FIRST LOOK

Activity No. 1.A Directions: Match the Tandikan with the correct egg by changing the
Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number and vice versa. Write only the letter of the correct
answer in your notebook.

1. 22 A. 37
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2. 47 B. 47
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3. 1 C. 2
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4. 2 D. 79
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5. 7 E. 41
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F. 1
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B. Directions: Complete the jigsaw puzzles by changing the Improper Fractions to
Mixed Numbers and vice versa. Write your answer in your Mathematics notebook.

A DIFFERENT WAY
Activity No. 2.A. Directions: Write the Improper Fraction and Mixed Number shown by
the illustrations below. Write your answer in your notebook

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 MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 – Lesson 9 4
CHANGING FRACTIONS TO LOWEST FORMS

What is It

Look at the illustrations.

What do they have in
common?

A fraction is in its lowest term if the numerator and

denominator are relatively prime.
This means that the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of
the numerator and the denominator is 1.

Change ¾ to its lowest term.

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To change a fraction to its lowest term, follow the steps below:

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Change to its lowest term.
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To change a fraction to its lowest term, follow the steps below:

What’s More

A FIRST LOOK

Activity No. 1.A Directions: Give the fraction form of the colored figures and change the
answer to their lowest term. Write your answers in your notebook.

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B. Directions: Give the fraction form of each statement and change it to lowest
term. Write your answer in your Mathematics notebook
Statement Fraction Lowest Term
1. Claribel ate 4 out of 8 slices of pizza.
2. Zian colored 3 out of 15 parts of a picture.
3. Twenty minutes of one hour
4. Kuya Bot works for 8 hours in a day.
5. Three months of a year.
A DIFFERENT WAY
Activity No. 2.A. Directions: Doctor Marikit and her medical team is going to a barrio to help
cure the COVID-19 patients. Can you help them find the shortest way to the barrio by identifying
the fractions that are written in lowest terms? Write your answers in your notebook

B. Directions: After the patients recovered, the whole barrio decided to give thanks to
Doctor Marikit and her medical team by lighting the huge lantern in their plaza. Can you
help them light the lantern by writing the lowest terms of the fractions inside the bulbs? The
first bulb has been lighted for you.

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