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Renaming Fractions

To rename a fraction is to write it in a different form while maintaining the same value. There are several ways to rename fractions, including: 1) writing a whole number as a fraction with the same numerator and denominator, 2) writing wholes as mixed numbers, 3) writing wholes as improper fractions, 4) writing improper fractions as mixed numbers, 5) writing mixed numbers as improper fractions, and 6) using equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing the original fraction by a fraction equal to a whole number. Renaming fractions is important for performing the four basic operations with fractions.

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Renaming Fractions

To rename a fraction is to write it in a different form while maintaining the same value. There are several ways to rename fractions, including: 1) writing a whole number as a fraction with the same numerator and denominator, 2) writing wholes as mixed numbers, 3) writing wholes as improper fractions, 4) writing improper fractions as mixed numbers, 5) writing mixed numbers as improper fractions, and 6) using equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing the original fraction by a fraction equal to a whole number. Renaming fractions is important for performing the four basic operations with fractions.

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Renaming Fractions

To rename a fraction is to write a fraction in a different way where its value does not change. Renaming
fractions are very important when using the four basic operations of fractions.

Ways to Rename Fractions:

1. Renaming a whole as a fraction by using a fraction with the same numerator and denominator.
3 16
Examples: 1 = 1=
3 16

2. Renaming wholes as a mixed number


4 3 6
Examples: 2 = 1 3=2 =1
4 3 3

3. Renaming wholes as an improper fraction


10 9
Examples: 2 = 3=
5 3

4. Renaming an improper fraction as a mixed number


Note: Renaming an improper fraction as a mixed number determines how many wholes are created
from the number of unit fractions.
8 3 38 2
Examples: = 15 = 49
5 9

5. Renaming a mixed number as an improper fraction


Note: Renaming a mixed number as an improper fraction determines how many unit fractions are
there in all.
1 15 6 17
Examples: 2 = 1 11 = 11
7 7

6. Renaming with an equivalent fraction


By multiplying with a fraction equal to a whole
𝟏 2 𝟐 𝟓 5 𝟐𝟓
Examples: ×2 = 𝟖 × 5 = 𝟔𝟎
𝟒 𝟏𝟐

By dividing with a fraction equal to a whole


𝟏𝟐 2 𝟔 𝟏𝟐 3 𝟒 𝟏𝟐 6 𝟐
Examples: ÷ 2 = 𝟏𝟓 ÷ 3 = 𝟏𝟎 ÷6=𝟓
𝟑𝟎 𝟑𝟎 𝟑𝟎

Note: The numerator and denominator of the fraction must be divisible by the fraction equal to a
whole. This method is what is used to get the lowest term/simplified form of a fraction. We
get the lowest term of a fraction by dividing the numerator and denominator by their GCF.
𝟏𝟐 6 𝟐 𝟐 𝟏𝟐
Example: ÷6=𝟓 *6 is the GCF of 12 and 30, so is the lowest term of
𝟑𝟎 𝟓 𝟑𝟎

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