Explain the steps to convert a mixed number into an improper fraction without using a diagram.

Multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the numerator. Place the result over the original denominator.

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

5th Grade•40 minutes

I can convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

A mixed number contains a whole number part and a fractional part.

To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the numerator.

When converting, the total number of parts becomes the new numerator, and you keep the same denominator.

This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What does the denominator of an improper fraction tell you about the whole numbers in the original mixed number?

2. Convert the mixed number 3 and 1/4 to an improper fraction.

3. Which improper fraction is equivalent to 2 and 3/5?

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Change a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction

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