FRACTIONS

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• Fraction- a number that
describes part of a whole or
part of a set.
• Numerator- top number of a
fraction that tells how many
parts of the whole or set you
have. 2
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• Denominator - bottom
number of a fraction that tells
how many parts there are in
the whole or set.
• Proper fraction - little number
on top(numerator); big number
on bottom(denominator) 3
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• Improper fraction – a fraction
with a value greater than or
equal to 1.
• Mixed number - a whole
number and a fraction together.
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5 numerator
8 denominator
5 parts shaded

8 parts in the whole 5

 PROPER
FRACTIONS
small

2 3 6
3 4 9
large
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 IMPROPER
large FRACTIONS
5 6 9
4 3 5
small
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 MIXED NUMBERS
fraction

1 2 3
7 5 1
4 3 5
whole
number 8
9
 1
1
4

10
5
4
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 1
2
2
5
2
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To express a mixed number
as an improper fraction, first
multiply the whole number
by the denominator and
add the numerator. Then
write this sum over the
denominator.
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 1 5
2 = 2x2+1
=
2 2 2

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 8
3
2
2
3
2
2 3 15
To express an improper
fraction as a mixed
number, divide the
denominator into the
numerator.

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8 2
2
=3 8 2
3 -6 3
2
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Express the mixed
number as an improper
fraction.
1 3x5+1 16
3 = =
5 5 5
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Express the mixed
number as an improper
fraction.
8 5x9+8 53
5 = =
9 9 9
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Express the improper
fraction as a mixed number.

19 6 1
= 3 19 = 6
3 -18 3
1
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Express the improper
fraction as a mixed number.

23 3 5
= 6 23 = 3
6 -18 6
5
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Express the improper
fraction as a whole number.

32 4
= 8 32 = 4
8 -32
0
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