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Types of Fractions
Mixed to Improper
Improper to Mixed
Equivalents and Simplest Terms
Which is Bigger?
100

What type of fraction has a numerator that is smaller than it's denominator?

A proper fraction

100

Covert from mixed number to an improper fraction: 4 1/2 


9/2

100

Covert from an improper fraction to a mixed number: 14/3 


4 2/3

100

What is the following in simplest terms:  14/20 

7/10

100

Which is bigger:

3/6 or 2/6


3/6

200

What type of fraction has a denominator that is smaller than it's numerator?

An improper fraction

200

Covert from mixed number to an improper fraction:  5 2/3 


 17/3 

200

Covert from an improper fraction to a mixed number:  16/5 

3 1/5

200

What is the following in simplest terms:  24/36 

2/3

200

Which is bigger:  4/9 or 4/7 

4/7

300

What kind of fraction has a whole number in front of a proper fraction?

A mixed number (not a mixed fraction!... although we would still know what you were talking about)

300

Covert from mixed number to an improper fraction:  4 3/12 


51/12

300

Covert from an improper fraction to a mixed number:  51/4 

12 3/4

300

What is the missing number:  4/5 = ?/35 

28

300

Which is bigger:  4/5 or 2/3 


4/5

400

What fraction has a 1 as it's numerator?

A unit fraction

400

Covert from mixed number to an improper fraction:  16 31/100 


1631/100

400

Covert from an improper fraction to a mixed number:  105/12 

8 9/12

400

What number would we multiply by to find the equivalent fraction:  6/8 = 21/28 

3.5

or 

simplify first and then multiply by 7!

400

Which is bigger:  2 3/4, 2.5 or 7/2 


7/2

500

What is wrong with the following:

3 3/2

A mixed number doesn't include an improper fraction so it should be:  4 1/2 

500
How do you convert from a mixed number to an improper fraction?

You can draw a picture.

or

You can multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator.  This gives the improper numerator and we use the mixed number denominator!

500

How do you convert from an improper fraction to a mixed number.

Divide the numerator by the denominator.  The answer becomes the whole number of the mixed number and the remainder is the numerator of the mixed number.

500
How many equivalent fractions does a fraction have?

1/2 = 2/4 =3/6 = 4/8 ...

An infinite number!  

Example: 

500

What is one strategy for comparing fractions?

1. Turn them into decimals.

2. Compare with common denominators.

3. Compare with common numerators!