OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the lesson the students should

be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of fractions

2. Recall the types of fractions
3. Explain how fractions operate when the unit
referred to is a group or a
4. Participate actively in class discussion.
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3 TYPES OF COMMON
FRACTIONS

1. Proper fractions
2. Improper fractions
3. Mixed numbers
PROPER FRACTIONS
- These are fractions that express amounts
which are less than a unit. As such, the
numerator is always less than a denominator.

Examples::

1 2 7
2 3 10
IMPROPER FRACTIONS
- These are fractions that express amounts which are
equal to or greater than the denominator.
- These are fractions can be reduced to whole
numbers or to mixed numbers.

Examples::

3 6 24
3 5 10
MIXED NUMBERS
- These are numbers that consist of a
whole number and a fraction.

Examples::
3
1- read as “ one and three-fourth”
4

2
1- read as “ one and two-fifth”
5
1
8- read as “eight and one-fourth”
4
ACTIVITY 1:
Identify the following as a proper
fraction (PF), an improper fractions (IF),
or a mixed number (MN) and draw the
equivalent of each fractions.

1. 4 2 2. 9 3. 2 4. 24
3
5 7 24

5. 5 6. 16 7. 1
12 18 6-
3

8. 13 9. 1 10. 3
15 2 2