Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
15/7
2 1/7
3/9
1/3
1/8 • 5/7
5/56
1/9 ÷ 2/5
5/18
1/3 OF 24 students have a dog. How many students have a dog?
1/3 • 24 = 8 students
12/5
2 2/5
8/20
2/5
3/10 • 4/5
6/25
5 ÷ 1/3
15
You have 5/7 of a tray of cookies left over from a party. You eat 1/2 of the remaining cookies. What fraction of the original tray do you eat?
1/2 OF 5/7 = 1/2 • 5/7 = 5/14 of the original tray of cookies
4 1/4
17/4
12/8
3/2 or 1 1/2
2 2/3 • 4/5
32/15 or 2 2/15
10/3 or 3 1/3
A box contains 10 cups of pancake mix. You use 2/3 cup each time you make pancakes. How many times can you make pancakes?
10 ÷ 2/3 = 15 times
8 4/7
60/7
180/6
30
6/25 • 4 4/9
16/15 or 1 1/15
1 2/5 ÷ 4/7
49/20 or 2 9/20
5/8 of the cars that drive down Woodland Ave are blue. 4/10 of the cars that go by are silver. How many times more blue cars than silver cars go by?
5/8 ÷ 4/10 = 25/6 = 1 9/16 times
4 1/8
33/8
9 9/99
9 1/11
2 7/10 • 5 1/3
72/5 or 14 2/5
5 5/8 ÷ 3 3/4
3/2 or 1 1/2
I have 4 1/3 feet of ribbon to use in wrapping presents. If each present requires 1/2 foot of ribbon to wrap, how many presents can I wrap?
4 1/3 ÷ 1/2 = 26/3 = 8 2/3
8 presents