Unit 13 – Fractions and decimals
Mixed numbers and improper fractions
1 We use mixed numbers or improper fractions to represent values that are bigger than one whole. Jade has coloured 3 1 2 rectangles. How many halves has she coloured? whole whole whole
1 2
We can divide each rectangle into halves and count them. 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
Jade has coloured 7 halves.
7 __ 2
1 __ 2
3
=
mixed number
improper fraction
2 Sometimes we need to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number. Riana has coloured 11 quarters.
1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
1 4
We can see two wholes and three-quarters of another whole.
1 4 1 4
1 4 1 4
3 __ 4
1 whole
1 whole
= 2
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