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Changing Improper Fractions To Mixed Numbers and Vice

The document discusses improper fractions, mixed numbers, and how to convert between the two. An improper fraction has a numerator larger than the denominator, while a mixed number has both a whole number and fractional part. The key steps to convert an improper fraction like 43/10 to a mixed number are: 1) Divide the numerator by the denominator, 2) Keep the whole number result and remainder, 3) Make the remainder over the original denominator the fractional part, and 4) Write the whole number followed by the fractional part. For example, 43/10 converts to the mixed number 4 3/10.

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Changing Improper Fractions To Mixed Numbers and Vice

The document discusses improper fractions, mixed numbers, and how to convert between the two. An improper fraction has a numerator larger than the denominator, while a mixed number has both a whole number and fractional part. The key steps to convert an improper fraction like 43/10 to a mixed number are: 1) Divide the numerator by the denominator, 2) Keep the whole number result and remainder, 3) Make the remainder over the original denominator the fractional part, and 4) Write the whole number followed by the fractional part. For example, 43/10 converts to the mixed number 4 3/10.

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CHANGING IMPROPER FRACTIONS TO

MIXED NUMBERS AND VICE VERSA


WHAT ARE IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND
MIXED NUMBERS?
A FRACTION IS A NUMBER THAT IS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS, THE
NUMERATOR AND THE DENOMINATOR, WHICH ARE SEPARATED BY A
HORIZONTAL LINE. THE NUMERATOR IS THE TOP NUMBER OF THE
FRACTION, AND THE DENOMINATOR IS THE BOTTOM NUMBER OF
THE FRACTION.
THE HORIZONTAL LINE IS CALLED FRACTION BAR, HOWEVER IT MEANS
THE SAME THING AS A DIVISION SYMBOL. FRACTIONS CAN BE
CLASSIFIED AS PROPER, IMPROPER AND MIXED FRACTIONS, AND IT IS
POSSIBLE TO CHANGE IMPROPER FRACTIONS TO MIXED NUMBERS AND
TO CHANGED MIXED NUMBERS TO IMPROPER FRACTIONS.
IN A PROPER FRACTIONS, THE NUMERATOR IS SMALLER THAN THE
DENOMINATOR. A DIAGRAM OF A PROPER FRACTIONS SHOWS THAT
ONLY A PORTION OF A WHOLE IS REPRESENT.

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THIS FRACTION ¾ ILLUSTRATED IN THE DIAGRAM IS PROPER BECAUSE 3
IS SMALLER THAN 4. THE NUMBER IS READ AS “ THREE-FOURTH” AND IT
MEANS 3 OUT OF 4 PIECES ARE SHADED. IN GENERAL, A PROPER
FRACTION IS LESS THAN 1 WHOLE, AND THIS IS DEMONSTRATED FOR ¾
IN THE DIAGRAM, WHERE THIS CIRCLE WOULD REPRESENT A WHOLE.
IN AN IMPROPER FRACTION, THE NUMERATOR IS GREATER THAN
THE DENOMINATOR, AND THEREFORE AN IMPROPER FRACTION IS
GREATER THAN ONE. THE DIAGRAM OF AN IMPROPER FRACTION SHOWS
THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH FRACTIONAL PARTS TO MAKE AT LEAST ONE
WHOLE NUMBER.
WE SEE THAT THE NUMBER 7/3 IS GREATER THAN 1 WHOLE FROM THE
DIAGRAM, WHERE ONE BAR WOULD REPRESENT A WHOLE. THIS CAN
ALSO BE SEEN BY PERFORMING THE DIVISION INDICATED BY THE
FRACTION BAR. THAT IS, 7 DIVIDED BY 3 EQUIVALENT TO 2.3, WHICH IS
GREATER THAN 1.
A MIXED NUMBER HAS A WHOLE NUMBER AND A FRACTIONAL PART. A
DIAGRAM SHOWS THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE WHOLE PART AND A
FRACTIONAL PART.
THE NUMBER TWO AND THE THREE FOURTH IS A MIXED NUMBER.
NOTICE THAT THE DIAGRAM REPRESENTING AN IMPROPER FRACTION
COULD ALSO BE USED TO REPRESENT A MIXED NUMBER. SIMILARLY, THE
DIAGRAM USED TO REPRESENT A MIXED NUMBER COULD ALSO BE USED
TO REPRESENT AN IMPROPER FRACTION. THIS IS BECAUSE THESE TWO
TYPES OF NUMBERS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME, AND WE HAVE
DIFFERENT SETS OF STEPS THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW TO TURN AN
IMPROPER FRACTION INTO A MIXED NUMBER AND HOW TO TURN A MIXED
NUMBER INTO AN IMPROPER FRACTION.
STEPS TO CONVERTING IMPROPER FRACTIONS TO MIXED NUMBERS
STEP 1.DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR BY THE DENOMINATOR.
STEP 2 .KEEP THE RESULT AS A WHOLE NUMBER WITH A
REMAINDER.
STEP 3.CREATE A NEW FRACTION WITH THE REMAINDER AS THE
NUMERATOR OVER THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATOR. THIS FRACTION WILL
BE THE FRACTIONAL PART OF THE MIXED NUMBER.
STEP 4 WRITE THE ANSWER WITH THE WHOLE NUMBER BEFORE THE
FRACTIONAL PART.
EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS 43/ 10 A MIXED NUMBER?
IN THIS EXAMPLE, WE WILL DEMONSTRATE HOW TO TURN AN IMPROPER
FRACTION INTO A MIXED NUMBER BY TAKING THE.
EXAMPLE OF 43/10 THROUGH OUR STEPS.
STEP 1. 43/ 10 MEANS 43 DIVIDED BY 10.
STEP2. CARRYING OUT THE DIVISION YIELDS 4 REMAINDER 3, SO THE
WHOLE NUMBER PART OF OUR MIXED NUMBER WILL BE 4.
STEP 3. THE FRACTIONAL PART OF OUR MIXED NUMBER WILL BE THE
REMAINDER (3) OVER THE ORIGINAL
DENOMINATOR (10) SO IT IS 3/10
STEP 4. WE WRITE THE WHOLE NUMBER FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE
FRACTIONAL PART TO GET THAT THE ANSWER IS 4/3/10

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