Ms. Garcia Math
Mixed Number
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Is a whole number plus a fraction
Example: 5½
Improper Fraction
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Is a fraction that has a numerator larger than it's denominator.
Convert Mixed Number to Improper Fractions
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(1) Multiply the denominator with the whole number.
(2) Add the numerator to the product
(3) The sum is the new numerator
(4) The denominator stays the same.
Convert Improper Fractions to Mixed Number
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Divide. The numerator goes inside the radical and the denominator goes outside.
The quotient is the whole number.
The remainder is the numerator.
The denominator stays the same.
Simplify if necessary. If there is no remainder, there is no fraction.