Montessori School of Pulilan, Inc.

Recognition Nos. Pre-Elem -E-025 s.1992, Elementary –E- 008 s. 1996

Poblacion, Pulilan, Bulacan

QUARTER 3
MATH 4

Lesson 9 : Kinds of Fractions

Fraction – part of a whole

Parts:
1. numerator – part of the fraction above the line
- part being taken away

2. denominator – the number below the line

- the total number of equal parts of a whole

3. fraction bar – the line tat separates the numerator and the denominator in a fraction

numerator
4
6 fraction bar

denominator
Kinds of Fractions

1. Proper fraction – less than one whole

- numerator is less than the denominator
2
ex.
5
2. Improper fraction – equal to or greater than one whole
- numerator is greater than the denominator
4
ex.
3
3. Mixed number – a whole number and a fraction written together
1
ex. 3 4
4. Unit fraction – a fraction with one as its numerator

1
ex.
5
5. Similar fractions – fractions with the same denominator

2 3 4
ex.
2 6 6
6. Dissimilar fractions – fractions with different denominator

3 4 2
ex.
9 7 5

 Changing improper fraction to mixed number

Rules :

1. Divide the numerator by the denominator.

2. Write the remainder as the numerator of the fraction part.

9 4
ex. 5 = 1
5

5 9
-5
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4

 Changing mixed number to improper fraction

Rules :

1. Multiply the whole number by the denominator.

2. add the answer to the numerator and write it over the same denominator.

3 15
ex. 2
6 = 6

( 6 x 2 = 12 )
( 12 + 3 = 15 )

Prepared by : Teacher Jasmin Jacinto