Improper to Mixed and Mixed to Improper and Reducing Fractions

Reduce the fraction:
8/24

• 1/12

• 1/3

• 2/12

• 4/8

What type of number is this: 5  3/4?

• decimal

• fraction

• mixed number

• improper fraction

What type of number is this?
13/5

• proper fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• whole number

What is an improper fraction?

• A fraction that is not nice

• A fraction with the numerator larger than the denominator

• A fraction with the denominator larger than the numerator

• A fraction with a whole number and a fraction

When you are adding or subtracting a mixed number and an improper fraction, what is the first thing you should do?

• Use a calculator because this is just too hard

• Add all the numbers together to get your answer

• Change them to both mixed numbers or both improper fractions

• Give up, because you just can't do this type of problem

How do you change an improper fraction to a mixed number?

• Make the numerator the whole number and the denominator the fraction

• Multiply the whole number times the denominator and add the numerator

• Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient becomes your whole number, the remainder becomes your numerator, and the divisor remains your denominator.

• You can't change an improper fraction to a mixed number

How do you change a mixed number to an improper fraction.

• Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient becomes your whole number, the remainder becomes your numerator, and the divisor remains your denominator.

• Multiply the whole number times the denominator and add the numerator.

• You can't change do it because they are two different types of fractions

• Add all the numbers together

5 2/3 + 4 1/4

• 9 3/7

• 1 1/4

• 9 11/12

• 10 3/12

What is the reduced fraction or simplified fraction for 6/12

• 3/12

• 2/6

• 1/2

• 4/6

Convert ¹²/₅ to a mixed fraction in lowest terms.

• 10 ²/₅

• 1 ⁷/₅

• ²/₅

• 2 ²/₅