Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions
Convert this mixed number into an improper fraction
2 and 2/3
8/3
1/4 + 2/4 =
3/4
To make a fruit salad, Becca used 2 and 2/5 cups of strawberries and 3 and 1/2 cups of grapes. How many cups of fruit did Becca use in all?
5 and 9/10 cups
Convert this mixed number into an improper fraction
4 and 1/4
17/4
2/5 + 1/3 =
11/15
6/4 × 9/10 =
54/40 or 1 and 14/40 or 1 and 7/20
Camille's Bakery sold 6 and 1/3 batches of blueberry muffins and 7 and 1/4 batches of banana muffins. How many batches of muffins were sold in all?
13 and 7/12 batches
Convert this improper fraction into a mixed number
17/5
3 and 2/5
89 × 4/7 =
356/7 or 50 and 6/7
Jax found a worm that measured 5 and 1/8 inches. He dug up another worm that measured 3 and 5/8 inches. How much longer was the first worm?
3/2
or
1 and 1/2 inches
4/3 + 5/6 =
13/6 or 2 and 1/6
Gavin spent 3 hours doing homework. He spent 2/5 of this time doing a book report. How much time did Gavin spend on his book report?
6/5 of 3 hours
or
1 and 1/5 of an hour
Sydney has 8/12 gallon of iced tea. She drinks 1/4 of the iced tea with her lunch. What fraction of a gallon of the iced tea does Sydney drink?
8/48 of a gallon
or
1/6 of a gallon
Convert this improper fraction into a mixed number:
24/6
4
4 and 1/2 + 3/17 =
159/34 or or 4 and 23/34
Mariko counted the shirts in her closet. She found that 3/4 of her shirts have short sleeves and that 1/5 of these shirts are green. What fraction of all of Mariko’s shirts are shortsleeved, green shirts?
3/20 of all of her shirts are green
Juan and his sister collected 108 shells while at the beach. Of the shells they collected, 7/9 were white. Write and solve an equation that can be used to find how many white shells Juan and his sister collected?
756/9 were white
or
84 were white