Converting Improper

Fractions Into Mixed

Numbers
Made by: James, Vidur, Thomas,
Sharissa and Danielle

definition
s
Improper fraction:
A fraction where the
numerator is bigger
than the denominator

Mixed number
(fraction):
A whole number and a
fraction combined

Mixed NUmbers:
Improper
fractions:

4/2

Examples

1/2

How to Convert an Improper Fraction into a Mixed Number

Step by step instructions
1. Divide the numerator
2. Next, youll find the
3. If there is a
by the denominator.
remainder. . .
remainder, make it
It will be the
2the numerator. The
whole number in your
denominator from
Ex.
5) 14
new mixed number
the improper fraction
-10

2
4
14/5 = 5) 14

Ex.

* If there is no
remainder then
you're finished and your
answer would be 2

will remain the

Ex.

4/5 same

whole number = 2
numerator = 4
denominator = 5

-10

Remainder = 4
Final
answer
: 14/5 = 2 4/5
Whole number = 2

Questions

1.Big Bertha ate 11/4 of a pecan pie and Mini Martha ate 3 3/4 of a key lime pie in the National
Pie Eating Contest. Who ate more pie and by how much? Show your work.
2. John ate 7/4 of a cake at a cake eating contest and Tom ate 8 1/2 of a cake. Who ate more of
the cake? Show your work.
3.You have 5/2 of an onion and Zonald Lump (the person buying your onions) only understands
mixed numbers, so be a lamb and convert it for him. Show him how you did it so he can get
more customers to monopolize the onion market.

4. Ron , Kim & Raven bought 18/3 of a pizza and they want to share evenly amongst each

other. What is the amount of the pizza in a mixed fraction? How many slices does each person
get? Show your work

5. George went to the local bakery to buy pumpkin pie, the pie was $20, George had 4/2 of the

money and he bought 2 2/4 of pie, how much money did George spend and how much money
did he have left? Show your work

6. (Team Question) Five friends decided to have a picnic and brought 10/5 of a watermelon,
Samantha eats 1 of the watermelon, how much watermelon is left Spongebobu, Sneeze,
Tomasu and Twinkle.

THANK YOU!
Thank you for watching our
presentation. We hope you
learnt about converting
improper fractions into mixed
numbers.