Mixed/Improper
Comparing and Equivalent Fractions
Fraction Pictures
Adding/Subtracting/ Part of a set
Vocabulary
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What is a mixed number? What is an improper fraction?
Mixed:a whole number, and a proper fraction represented together.
Improper:fractions for which the numerator is greater than the denominator
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Write two equivalent fractions for 2/3
4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15
etc
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What is the fraction of the purple squares?
3/12 or three twelfths
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Add the fractions: 3/10 + 5/10
8/10
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What does the numerator tell you?
how many pieces you have.
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Convert the Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction
2 4/5
14/5
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Compare <,>,=
2/8 and 4/8
2/8 < 4/8
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Write this fraction using unit fractions?
1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6
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Subtract the fractions: 12/15 - 7/15
5/15
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What does the denominator tell you?
1.) How many pieces there are in a whole 2.) How many times you've split the whole 3.) What type of fractional piece you have
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Convert the Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction
5 2/8
42/8
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4/9 = 24/
4/9 = 24/54
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How many people have a bag? (Write in a fraction)
3/5 or three fifths
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Mrs. K gave away 2/5 of her pizza to Mr. Quinn and 1/5 of her pizza to Mrs. Thompson. What fraction of her pizza does Mrs. K have left?
Mrs. K still have 2/5 of her pizza left.
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What is a unit fraction
a fraction where the numerator is always 1, meaning it represents one part of a whole.
Example:
1/8
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Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number
26/4
6 2/4
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Compare <,>,=
5/8 and 7/12
5/8 > 7/12
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Does this picture show the same fraction? Explain why or why not
Yes because each fraction is showing 1/2 (they are equivalent fractions)
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Double Trouble!!!!
Paula ate 1/2 of a 16-piece cake, and Catherine ate 1/3 of a cake the same size as Paula's. Who ate more cake? How many pieces did that person eat?
Paula ate more cake (8 pieces)
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If a shape is divided into 4 equal parts, what are the TWO ways you can do call the parts?
Fourths or quarters
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Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number
11/4
2 3/4
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28/42 = /6
28/42 = 4/6
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Does this picture show 1/4? Why/ Why not?
No because this picture does not show 4 EQUAL sections.
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Fran baked 12 lemon tarts for her son, Bob. He gobbled up 1/4 of the 12 tarts. How many tarts did Bob eat?
Bob ate 3 tarts
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What do you call two fractions that look different but have equal value? For example:
1/2 = 2/4
Equivalent Fractions