Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

This video tutorial explains how to convert improper fractions into mixed numbers using two methods: long division and an alternative breakdown technique. The instructor provides step-by-step examples for each method, allowing viewers to choose their preferred approach. The video includes practice problems to reinforce learning.

What are the two methods introduced for converting improper fractions to mixed numbers?

• Long division and breaking down the fraction

• Multiplication and subtraction

• Division and multiplication

• Addition and subtraction

In the long division method, what does the remainder become in the mixed number?

• It is discarded

• The whole number

• The numerator

• The denominator

Using the long division method, what is 13 over 6 as a mixed number?

• 2 and 1/6

• 2 and 3/6

• 1 and 1/6

• 2 and 2/6

How many times does 2 go into 21 in the long division method?

• 12 times

• 11 times

• 10 times

• 9 times

What is the mixed number form of 21 over 2 using the long division method?

• 10 and 1/2

• 10 and 2/2

• 9 and 1/2

• 11 and 1/2

In the second method, what do you do with the numerator of the improper fraction?

• Multiply it by the denominator

• Break it into two numbers, one of which is divisible by the denominator

• Subtract it from the denominator

• Add it to the denominator

Using the second method, what is 7 over 4 as a mixed number?

• 1 and 3/4

• 2 and 1/4

• 2 and 3/4

• 1 and 2/4

What is the mixed number form of 13 over 6 using the second method?

• 2 and 3/6

• 2 and 2/6

• 2 and 1/6

• 1 and 1/6

Using the second method, what is 21 over 2 as a mixed number?

• 11 and 1/2

• 9 and 1/2

• 10 and 2/2

• 10 and 1/2

What is the mixed number form of 35 over 12 using the second method?

• 2 and 11/12

• 2 and 10/12

• 3 and 10/12

• 3 and 11/12