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There are three types of fractional numbers

1 3 4 Numerator smaller
Proper Fractions: , , etc than the Denominator
2 8 7

3
Y
V, 6 , 9 etc Numerator greater
A
P HE 2 5 4
Improper Fractions: than the Denominator

TO
1 2 3 A whole number plus
Mixed Fractions: 1 , 4 , 2 etc a proper fraction
2 5 4

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Every mixed fraction can be written
as an improper fraction (Top
heavy)
Every improper fraction (Top heavy)
can be written as a mixed fraction
I am top heavy …

1 3
1
2
= 2

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 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
= 4´ 1 =
4 1
2 3 or 2 3
3 ?
11
4 4
24=
= 1 +1+
3
4 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 4 4 4
+ 4 4 4 4 + 4 4 4

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 1 1 1
3 3 3
= 3´ 1 =
3 1
1
2 3 or 2 3
1
?
7
= 1 +1+
1 23=
1
3
3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+ +
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5
= 5´ 1 =
5 1
4 4
1 5 or 1 5
4 ?
9
= 1+
4 15 =
5
5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 5 5 5
+ 5 5 5 5
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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
7 7 7 7 7 7 7
= 7´ 1 =
7 1
2
2 7 or 2 7
2
?
16
= 1 +1+
2 27=
2
7
7
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
+ +
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions

7
= ?2
3 1

2
1 1
How many halves in a whole?
2 2

How many wholes can I make out of 7 halves?

1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions

7 1
= ?
3
2 2
Q: How many wholes can I make out of 7 halves?

A: 3 wholes, and 1 half left over

Easy…

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 8 2
= ?
2
3 3
Q: How many wholes can I make out of 8 thirds?
A: 2 wholes, and 2 thirds left over

9 4
= ?
1
5 5
Q: How many wholes can I make out of 9 fifths?
A: 1 whole, and 4 fifths left over
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 11 3
?
=2
4 4
Q: How many wholes can I make out of 11 quarters?

A: 2 wholes, and 3 quarters left over

19 1
= 3?
6 6
Q: How many wholes can I make out 19 sixths?
A: 3 wholes, and 1 sixth left over
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Change the following fractions into top heavy
fractions or mixed fractions
1 7 1 17 25
1. 1 7. 13. 6 19. 25.
2 2 2 2 2
1 7 1 17 17
2. 2 8. 14. 4 20. 26.
2 4 3 4 10
1 5 3 25 25
3. 1 9. 15. 5 21. 27.
4 3 4 3 9
1 9 1 19 5
4. 2 10. 16. 3 22. 28. 4
4 4 6 4 6
1 7 5 37 1
5. 2 11. 17. 6 23. 29. 8
3 5 6 5 10
1 8 4 28 4
6. 1 12. 18. 3 24. 30. 7
5 3 7 3 7
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 3 11
1. How many quarters in 2 3
4
? 2 4= 4
1
2. How many quarters in 3 2 ?
3
3. How many tenths in 210 ?

4. How many tenths in 1 3

5 ?
1
5. How many twelfths in 1 3 ?

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 3 11
1. How many quarters in 2 3
4
? 2 4= 4
1 1 7 14
2. How many quarters in 3 2 ? 3 2 = 2 = 4
3
3. How many tenths in 210 ?

4. How many tenths in 1 3

5 ?
1
5. How many twelfths in 1 3 ?

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 3 11
1. How many quarters in 2 3
4
? 2 4= 4
1 1 7 14
2. How many quarters in 3 2 ? 3 2 = 2 = 4
3 3 23
3. How many tenths in 210 ? 210= 10

4. How many tenths in 1 3

5 ?
1
5. How many twelfths in 1 3 ?

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 3 11
1. How many quarters in 2 3
4
? 2 4= 4
1 1 7 14
2. How many quarters in 3 2 ? 3 2 = 2 = 4
3 3 23
3. How many tenths in 210 ? 210= 10
3 8 16
4. How many tenths in 1 3
5 ?
1 5 = 5 = 10
1
5. How many twelfths in 1 3 ?

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 3 11
1. How many quarters in 2 3
4
? 2 4= 4
1 1 7 14
2. How many quarters in 3 2 ? 3 2 = 2 = 4
3 3 23
3. How many tenths in 210 ? 210= 10
3 8 16
4. How many tenths in 1 3
5 ?
1 5 = 5 = 10
1 1 4 16
5. How many twelfths in 1 3 ? 1 3 = 3 = 12

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Mixed Fractions to Improper Fractions
1 7 2 14 5 17
2 = 4 = 2 =
3 3 3 3 6 6
1 5 1 21 2 9
1 = 5 = 1 =
4 4 4 4 7 7
2 17 1= 6 3 19
3 = 1 2 =
5 5 5 5 8 8

1 9 1 15 1 41
4 = 7 = 4 =
2 2 2 2 10 10
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Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions
7 1 14 = 4 2 17 = 2 5
= 2
3 3 3 3 6 6
5 = 11 21 = 5 1 9 2
= 1
4 4 4 4 7 7
17 = 3 2 6 1 19 = 2 3
= 1
5 5 5 5 8 8

9 1 15 = 7 1 41 1
= 4 = 4
2 2 2 2 10 10
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Mixed Fractions to Improper Fractions
1 13 2 11 5 29
4 = 3 = 4 =
3 3 3 3 6 6
1 9 1 13 2 16
2 = 3 = 2 =
4 4 4 4 7 7
1 16 1 = 11 2 27
3 = 2 5 =
5 5 5 5 5 5

1 11 1 17 1 19
5 = 8 = 2 =
2 2 2 2 9 9
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Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions
13 1 11 = 3 2 29 = 4 5
= 4
3 3 3 3 6 6
9 = 21 13 = 3 1 16
= 2
2
4 4 4 4 7 7
16 1 11 1 27 2
= 3 = 2 = 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
11 1 17 1 19 1
= 5 = 8 = 2
2 2 2 2 9 9
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Mixed Fractions to Improper Fractions
1 4 2 5 3 23
1 = 1 = 2 =
3 3 3 3 10 10
1 17 3 23 4 15
4 = 5 = 1 =
4 4 4 4 11 11
2 22 4= 9 2 37
4 = 1 7 =
5 5 5 5 5 5

1 3 1 17 1 37
1 = 2 = 4 =
2 2 8 8 9 9
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Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions
4 1 5 = 12 23 = 2 3
= 1
3 3 3 3 10 10
17 1 23 = 5 3 15 4
= 4 = 1
4 4 4 4 11 11
22 2 9 4 37 2
= 4 = 1 = 7
5 5 5 5 5 5
3 1 17 1 37 1
= 1 = 2 = 4
2 2 8 8 9 9
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Change from mixed numbers to improper fractions
and vice versa
1 4 17 1
1. 1 =
3 3
8. 8
= 2
8
1 17 23 3
2. 4
4
=
4 9. 10
= 2
10
2 22 15 4
3. 4
5
=
5 10. 11
= 1
11

1 3 37 2
4. 1 =
2 2
11. 5
= 7
5
2 5 37 1
5. 1
3
=
3 12. 9
= 4
9
3 23 13 1
6. 5
4
=
4
13. 3
= 4
3
4 9 9 1
7. 1 =
5 5 14. 4
= 2
4
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Change from mixed numbers to improper fractions
and vice versa
1 17 4 1
1. 2
8
=
8
8. 3
= 1
3
3 23 17 1
2. 2
10
=
10 9. 4
= 4
4
4 15 22 2
3. 1 =
11 11 10. 5
= 4
5
2 37 3 1
4. 7 =
5 5
11. 2
= 1
2
1 37 5 2
5. 4
9
=
9
12. 3
= 1
3
1 13 23 3
6. 4
3
=
3
13. 4
= 5
4
1 9 9 4
7. 2
4
=
4
14. 5
= 1
5
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Change from mixed numbers to improper fractions
and vice versa
1 16 16 2
1. 3
5
=
5 8. 7
= 2
7
1 11 27 2
2. 5
2
=
2 9. 5
= 5
5
2 11 19 1
3. 3
3
=
3 10. 9
= 2
9
1 13 7 1
4. 3
4
=
4
11. 3
= 2
3
1 11 5 = 11
5. 2
5
=
5
12. 4 4
1 17 17 2
6. 8 =
2 2
13. 5
= 3
5

5 29 9 1
7. 4 = 14. 2
= 4
2
6 6
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Change from mixed numbers to improper fractions
and vice versa
2 = 16 14 2
1. 2
7 7
8. 3
= 4
3
2 27 21 1
2. 5
5
=
5
9. 4
= 5
4
1 19 6 1
3. 2
9
=
9 10. 5
= 1
5
1 7 17 5
4. 2
3
=
3 11. 6
= 2
6
1 5 9 2
5. 1 =
4 4
12. 7
= 1
7
2 17 19 3
6. 3
5
=
5
13. 8
= 2
8
1 9 41 1
7. 4
2
=
2
14. 10
= 4
10
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Change from mixed numbers to improper fractions
and vice versa
2 14 16 = 3 1
1. 4
3
=
3
8. 5 5
1 21 11 1
2. 5
4
=
4
9. 2
= 5
2
1 6 11 2
3. 1
5
=
5
10. 3
= 3
3
5 13 = 3 1
4. 2 = 17 11.
6 6 4 4

2 9 11 = 2 1
5. 1
7
= 12. 5 5
7
3 19 17 = 8 1
6. 2
8
=
8
13. 2 2
1 41 29 5
7. 4
10
=
10
14. 6
= 4
6
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