Improper Fractions
Rename as a mixed number 5/2
2 ½
1/3 + 1/3
2/3
6/9 - 4/9
2/9
6/9
2/3
What is 1/4 of 16?
4
Rename as a mixed number: 13/4
3 1/4
2/3 + 3/10
20/30 + 9/30 = 29/30
7/8 − 1/4
7/8 − 2/8 = 5/8
12/16
3/4
What is 2/3 of 21?
14
Rename as a mixed number: 50/7
7 1/7
3/10 + 1/2
3/10 + 5/10 = 8/10 = 4/5
11/12 − 2/3
11/12 − 8/12 = 3/12
= 1/4
100/125
4/5
What is 4/7 of 35?
20
Rename as a mixed number: 38/6
6 2/6 → 6 1/3
Cherub drank 3/8 of a gallon of water in the morning and 1/6 of a gallon in the afternoon.
How much water did she drink in total that day?
9/24 + 4/24 = 13/24
5/6 − 1/3
10/12 − 4/12 = 6/12
= 1/2
56/64
7/8
There are 120 M&Ms in a bag. The class used 9/10 of them for an experiment. How many did they use?
108 M&Ms
Turn into a mixed number: 91/8
11 3/8
5/6 + 1/4
10/12 + 3/12 = 13/12
= 1 1/12
(improper result turned into a mixed number)
Zach baked a pizza and ate 7/10 of it. His brother came later and ate 1/4 of the whole pizza.
How much more of the pizza did Zach eat than his brother?
28/40 − 10/40 = 18/40
= 9/20
45/60
3/4
Out of the 72 students in yearbook club, 5/6 want to rejoin next year. How many students will not rejoin next year?
5/6 of 72 = 60 (students rejoining)
72 -60 = 12
=12 not rejoining