Lessons 5-6
Let's see how to change an improper fraction to a mixed number.
Change 7/3 to a mixed number.
In the picture above, each rectangle is divided into thirds.
7 times 1/3 is 7/3.
You can change the improper fraction 7/3 to a mixed number.
| 7/3 | = 3/3 + 3/3 + 1/3 |
| = 1 + 1 + 1/3 | |
| = 2 + 1/3 | |
| = 2 1/3 |
Here's another way to look at it:
Use this method to change the improper fractions below into mixed numbers.
| 5 | = + | = | 12 | = + | = | |||||
| 2 | 7 |
Change each of the following improper fractions to a mixed number.
| 16 | = | 9 | = | 19 | = | 25 | = | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Let's see how to change a mixed number to an improper fraction.
| 2 | 2 | = 2 + | 2 | = | 6 | + | 2 | = | 6 + 2 | = | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | = | 3 × 2 + 2 | = | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 |
Change each mixed number to an improper fraction. Fill in each box to change the mixed number to an improper fraction.
| 1 | 3 | = 1 + | 3 | = | + | 3 | = | ||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | = 2 + | 2 | = | + | = | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Change each of the following mixed numbers to an improper fraction.
| 5 × 3 + 1 | = | 4 | 7 | = | + | = | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | = | 5 | 1 | = | |||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Change the following improper fractions to a mixed number. Fill in each box with the right number.
| 13 | = + | = | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 31 | = + | = | ||
| 7 | 7 | 7 |
Change each of the following improper fractions to mixed numbers.
| 11 | = | 13 | = | 15 | = | 19 | = | ||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 31 | = | 17 | = | 23 | = | 33 | = | ||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Correct each equation by changing the number to the right of the equal sign.
| 13 | = | 2 | 3 | = | |
| 7 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | = | 3 | 4 | = | |
| 4 | 5 |
Change each of the following mixed numbers to an improper fraction.
| 1 | 2 | = | 2 | 6 | = | 4 | 7 | = | 5 | 6 | = | |||||||
| 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | = | 3 | 1 | = | 1 | 4 | = | 8 | 3 | = | |||||||
| 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 |