Improper Fractions WALT: Understand mixed numbers and improper fractions

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These numbers are called

1 2

fractions
3 15 5 6

2 3

12 22 4 7

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper Fractions

These numbers are called

mixed numbers

1 3

3
6 8

2 5

4 9 1 4

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Mixed Fractions

These numbers are called

3 2
8 6

Improper fractions
7 3 11 7

12 2 20 15

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What do you notice about

3 2

20 15 8 6

Improper fractions?
7 3 11 7

12 2

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All the improper fractions have the top number bigger than the bottom number.

8 6

20 15

7 3

3 2

12 2

11 7

That means that these improper fractions are greater than 1.

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Improper fractions are greater than 1.

3 2

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Call out

Improper fraction or fraction

when you see each number

Ready ?
Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper Fractions

Improper fraction or fraction

2 3
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Improper fraction or fraction

2 4
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Improper fraction or fraction

8 2
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Improper fraction or fraction

2 5
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Improper fraction or fraction

4 9
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Improper fraction or fraction

11 3
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So an improper fraction has a bigger number at the top.

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper Fractions

Remember these are called

mixed numbers

1 3

3
6 8

2 5

4 9 1 4

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper fractions and mixed numbers

Improper fractions can be written as mixed numbers.

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper fractions and mixed numbers

Call out what the number is

Improper fraction or mixed number

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Improper fractions and mixed numbers

improper fraction or mixed number

4 2
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improper fraction or mixed number

38
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improper fraction or mixed number

25

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improper fraction or mixed number

14

1
4

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1 2

This number can also be written as

3 2
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1 2

can you explain why?

3 2
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1 2

mixed number

Improper fraction

3 2

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1 4

mixed number

Improper fraction

9 4

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Here is the link

and you get 16 thirds

1 3

16 3
then add the 1

5 x 3 = 15

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and you get 12 fifths

2 5

12 5
then add the 2

2 x 5= 10

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and you get 29 sixths

5 6

29 6
then add the 5

4 x 6 = 24

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Now try these on the paper provided

with your child..

2 3

? 3

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And this one.

3 4

? 4

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And this one.

1 2

? 2

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And this one.

4 5

? 5

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And this one.

6 8

? ?

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And this one.

1 3

? ?

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Now try these at home

WALT: To rename mixed numbers to make an improper fraction. 1

2 3

3 6

2 4

1 3

5 6

four and a half three and two thirds five and a quarter
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Answers

5 3

21 6

10 4

16 3

17 6

nine halves eleven thirds twenty one quarters

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Try these at home too.

WALT: to understand link between mixed

numbers and improper fractions

(a)

2 1

2 3 2 3

(b)

3 3

3 6 2 3

(c)

4
2 9

2 4

(d)

2
2 3

1 3
(k)

(e)

5 6
(l)

(f)

2 4

(g)

(h)

(i)

2
2 3

(j)

4
2 3

7
2 5

2 3

2
2 3

2 5

(m)

3 5

(n)

1 4

(o)

(p)

(q)

(r)

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Answers

(a)

8 3 5 3

(b)

21 6 11 3

(c)

18 4 20 9

(d)

7 3 14 3
(k)

(e)

29 6
(l)

(f)

26 4

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

23 3

12 5

(m)

8 5

(n)

9 4

(o)

17 3

(p)

20 3

(q)

17 5

(r)

17 3

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So an improper fraction can be written as a mixed number.

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Renaming a mixed number to an improper fraction

End of this lesson, any questions or comments?

Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Renaming a mixed number to an improper fraction