Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Story Problems
Steps to solving!
Dividing Fractions
100
Convert to mixed number: 13/3
4 1/3
100
Molly has 7/2 cups of strawberries. She needs 1/2 cup of strawberries to make one batch of muffins. How many batches can Molly make?
Molly can make 7 batches.
100
What are the steps to multiplying fractions?
Multiply the numerators. then, multiply the denominators
100
9/10
200
Convert to improper fraction: 7 2/3
23/3
200
Molly’s friend, Xavier, also has 11/8 cups of strawberries. He needs 3/4 cup of strawberries to make a batch of tarts. How many batches can he make?
He can make 1 5/6 batches.
200
What is the first rule for dividing fractions?
Flip the 2nd fraction (reciprocal)
200
7 1/2
300
Convert to mixed number: 37/9
4 1/9
300
A runner is 3/4 mile from the finish line. If she can travel 3/8 mile per minute, how long will it take her to finish the race?
It will take the runner 2 minutes.
300
What is the second step to dividing fractions?
change division to multiplication
300
1/6
400
Convert to improper fraction: 12 2/5
62/5
400
Benton cut a 25 cm long ribbon into some pieces. Each piece was 1 2/3 cm long. How many pieces did she cut?
He cut it into 15 pieces.
400
How can you rewrite whole numbers as a fraction? (For example, how can you write 5 as a fraction?)
Put the whole number over 1 (ex. 5/1)
400
1/2
500
Convert to mixed number: 64/7
9 1/7.
500
Jack cut 1 1/17 m ribbon into pieces of 2/17 m each. How many pieces did he cut?
He can cut 9 pieces.
500
How should you write your final answer after you multiply the numerators and the denominators?
Rewrite the final answer as a reduced fraction or a mixed number.
500
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