Displaying improper fractions and mixed numbers
Open the Fraction Strips paint document and save as "impropermixed". Refer to Technical Hints to see how to open and save the draw program.
Mixed numbers have both whole numbers and fractions in their reduced forms and are numbers greater than one. Improper fractions have larger numerators than they do denominators. We can use the fraction strips to show how 7/3 (an improper fraction) can be written as a mixed number.
By filling 7 thirds, you can see two complete wholes plus 1 third. This is written as 2 1/3 as a mixed number.
Use the fraction strips to determine the mixed numbers for:
9/6
14/5
8/7
Refer to Technical Hints to see how to use the paint bucket. Be prepared to share your results.
Go to Questions 5, 6, and 7 in "Analysis".
