1. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Fractions Lesson 2
Understanding mixed numbers
and improper fractions
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2. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
These numbers are called
fractions 1 2 3 15 12 22 2 3 5 6 4 7
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3. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
These numbers are called
Improper fractions 3 2 20 15 12 2 7 3 8 6 11 7
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What do you notice about
Improper fractions? 3 2 20 15 12 2 7 3 8 6 11 7
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All the improper fractions have the top number bigger than the bottom number. 3 2 20 15 12 2 7 3 8 6 11 7
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That means that these improper fractions are greater than 1. 3 2 20 15 12 2 7 3 8 6 11 7
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7. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
That means that these improper fractions are greater than 1. 3 2 8 6
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8. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number
Ready ?
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9. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 2 3
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10. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 2 4
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11. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 8 2
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12. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 2 5
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13. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 4 9
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14. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out
Improper fraction or fraction
when you see each number 11 3
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This is called a
mixed number 1 1 2
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16. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 1
Here are some
mixed numbers 5 4 9 2 1 3 3 2 5 2 1 4 1 6 8
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17. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
Shout out what the number is
Improper fraction or
mixed number
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improper fraction or mixed number 4 2
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improper fraction or mixed number 4 8 3
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improper fraction or mixed number 2 5 2
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improper fraction or mixed number 1 4 14
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So an improper fraction has a bigger number at the top.
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Improper fractions can be written as mixed numbers.
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24. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 21 1 2
This number can also be written as 3 2
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25. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 21 1 2
can you
explain why? 3 2
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26. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 21 1 2
mixed number 3 2
Improper fraction
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mixed number 1 4 9 4
Improper fraction
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Try these
with a friend….. 2 2 3 ? 3
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And this one…. 1 3 4 ? 4
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And this one…. 4 1 2 ? 2
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And this one…. 2 4 5 ? 5
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And this one…. 1 6 8 ?
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And this one…. 5 1 3 ?
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here is the link
and you get 16 thirds 5 1 3 16 3
then add the 1
5 x 3 = 15
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here is the link
and you get 12 fifths 2 2 5 12 5
then add the 2
2 x 5= 10
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here is the link
and you get 29 sixths 4 5 6 29 6
then add the 5
4 x 6 = 24
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37. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
now try these in you jotter
WALT: to understand link between mixed numbers and improper fractions 2 3 4 2 4 6 2 3 3 6 2 4 1 3 5 6 2 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 9 4 2 3 7 2 3 2 2 5
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l) 1 3 5 2 1 4 5 2 3 6 2 3 3 2 5 5 2 3
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
(q)
(r)
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answers 8 3 21 6 18 4 7 3 29 6 26 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) 5 3 11 3 20 9 14 3 23 3 12 5
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l) 8 5 9 4 17 3 20 3 17 5 17 3
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
(q)
(r)
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39. MALT©2006 Maths/Fractions Slide Show : Lesson 2
So an improper fraction can be written as a mixed number.
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End of this lesson, any questions or comments?
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