Review: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Review: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Featuring Ms. M and Ms. Lamothe as animal friends!

Agenda:

1. Goal

2. Do Now (3 questions)

3. Review video

4. Ms. M and Ms. Lamothe try one

5. We all try

6. Exit ticket

7. Game time? If we have time!

Goal for today:

I can manipulate mixed numbers into improper fractions!

Multiple Choice

Pick the list of improper fractions below:

Multiple Choice

Pick the mixed number:

Poll

How comfortable are you with converting mixed numbers to improper fractions?

• Super comfy! I can teach others!

• Comfy! I know how to do it.

• Kinda comfy? I think I know how to do it?

• Not comfy AT ALL. I need help!

Refresher Video!

Join us on zoom to watch a quick refresher with Ms. M and Ms. Lamothe!

Ms. M wants to convert 3 2/3 to an improper fraction? What should she do first?

First, she needs to MULTIPLY the whole number by the DENOMINATOR!

Then, Ms. M needs to ADD the PRODUCT and the NUMERATOR together to get our NEW numerator!

Finally, Ms. M uses the ORIGINAL DENOMINATOR and our new NUMERATOR to get her finished improper fraction!

One way to visually show this is:

A second way to visually show this is:

Now, let's try one together!

Aileen wants to convert 5 5/6 to an improper fraction!

Multiple Choice

What is her first step? Should she....

• throw her hands up and say "I'm done"!

• multiply!

• add!

• subtract!

• divide!

Awesome! She should MULTIPLY the WHOLE NUMBER by the DENOMINATOR!

Multiple Choice

5 x 6 = ?

• 21

• 56

• 33

• 30

It equals 30! Now, what does Aileen do with the old 5 Numerator?

Multiple Choice

What type of math does Aileen do with the old 5 Numerator and the 30?

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Awesome! We found that she adds the 30 and the 5 together to get 35. Now, what is our new, improper fraction?

Multiple Choice

What is our new, improper fraction?

• 30/35

• 35/30

• 35/6

• 6/35

Nice work! You helped Aileen find that our new fraction is....

Ok! It's your turn! We are going to ask you to try 3 different problems and then rate how comfy you are with this process!

Multiple Choice

Convert the following mixed number into an improper fraction.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST using a pen and paper to write out the problem!

4 1/3

• 10/3

• 11/4

• 13/3

• 12/2

Multiple Choice

Convert the following mixed number into an improper fraction.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST using a pen and paper to write out the problem!

3 2/7

• 23/7

• 24/7

• 25/7

• 26/7

Multiple Choice

Convert the following mixed number into an improper fraction.

I HIGHLY SUGGEST using a pen and paper to write out the problem!

10 3/12

• 60/12

• 10/12

• 123/12

• 132/12

Poll

Awesome work today! How comfortable are you with converting mixed numbers into improper fractions?

• Whoa Ms, I'm feeling SUPER COMFY!

• COMFY!

• Kind of comfy? I think I need a bit more practice!

• Not comfy at all. I need help.