Understanding Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

What is a mixed number?

• A fraction with a denominator greater than the numerator

• A fraction with a numerator greater than the denominator

• A fraction that equals zero

• A whole number combined with a fraction

How can you express 1 and 1/4 as an improper fraction?

• 4/5

• 4/1

• 1/4

• 5/4

If you have two whole pizzas and 3/8 of another, how would you write this as an improper fraction?

• 16/3

• 19/8

• 3/16

• 8/19

What is the improper fraction equivalent of 3 and 1/2?

• 5/2

• 7/2

• 2/7

• 3/5

Which of the following statements is true about improper fractions?

• They are always less than one

• They are the same as mixed numbers

• They have a numerator smaller than the denominator

• They can represent fractions greater than one whole