Fractions Over a Whole

What is an improper fraction?

• A mix of whole numbers and fractions.

• A fraction with the numerator greater than the denominator.

• A fraction with the numerator less than the denominator.

What is the first step in changing a mixed number to an improper fraction?

• Add the numerator and denominator

• Add the whole number to the numerator

• Multiply the numerator and denominator

• Multiply the whole number and the denominator

A zoo has several tortoises. For every pound of food the tortoises eat, 0.16 pound is fruit and the rest is vegetables. What fraction of the weight is vegetables? Enter your answer as a fraction in the boxes.

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21

8

25

84

50

4

42

16

100

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There are 40 houses in a neighborhood.

• Company X provides electricity to 1/8 of the houses.
• Company Y provides electricity to 2/5 of the houses.
• Company Z provides electricity to the remaining houses.

In this neighborhood, Company Z provides electricity to -

• 21 houses

• 24 houses

• 16 houses

• 19 houses

What is a mixed number?

• A mix of whole numbers and fractions.

• A fraction whose numerator is greater than the denominator.

• A fraction whose numerator is less than the denominator.

A whole number with a fraction 

• Equivalent Fraction

• Like Fraction

• Simplest Form

• Mixed Number

Fractions that are equal to each other

• Mixed Number

• Like Fractions

• Equivalent Fractions

• Improper Fractions

When the numerator and denominator only have the number (1) in commons as a factor

• Simplest Form

• Improper Fraction

• equivalent fraction

• unlike fraction

When multiplying a whole number x a fraction, what do you need to do to the whole number?

• write it first

• write it 2nd

• write it over 1

• make it into an improper fraction