Contributor: Elephango Editors. Lesson ID: 10130
Are you mixed up about mixed numbers? Is there a proper way to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers? With games, videos, and your cooking skills, learn to create and convert improper fractions!
Learn how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers by dividing, and understand what the improper fractions and mixed numbers mean.
Begin with the video below on changing an improper fraction into a mixed number.
Answer the following questions.
Fractions can be shown as a picture, as a number, or on a number line.
The numerator is the top number in a fraction and tells how many parts there are. The denominator is the bottom number and tells how many equal parts the whole is divided into.
An improper fraction is when the numerator is bigger than the denominator, so its value is always greater than 1.
As you watch this next video, pay attention to the steps for converting an improper fraction to a mixed number and the visual representation of what the improper fraction and mixed number mean.
Write out the steps for converting an improper fraction to a mixed number using the Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers Flow Chart from Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.
Then, check your chart against the steps below and make any necessary corrections.
Move to the Got It? section!