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Awww , Yeah!…ladies and gentlemen put your hands together ) ,for Mr. Duey ,this single is sure to be in high rotation! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9NIZOvfKpc&feature=related ). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96_PjlrVQc. IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS.
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Awww, Yeah!…ladies and gentlemen put your hands together),for Mr. Duey ,this single is sure to be in high rotation! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9NIZOvfKpc&feature=related) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V96_PjlrVQc
IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS • WHAT EXACTLY WAS MR. DUEY RAPPING ABOUT? LET’S EXPLORE! • THE FRACTION 7/3 IS NOT A REGULAR FRACTION, IT HAS A SPECIAL NAME. THINK BACK TO THE SONG. WHAT TYPE OF FRACTION IS THIS? • ANSWER: IMPROPER
IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS • HOW DID MR. DUEY INSTRUCT US TO CHANGE AN IMPROPER FRACTION INTO A MIXED FRACTION? • LET’S CHANGE 7/3 TO AN MIXED FRACTION. STEP BY STEP. • ANSWER: 2 1/3
IMPROPER FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS • FOR YOUR NOTES: • THE NUMBER 7/3 IS AN IMPROPER FRACTION. IT REPRESENTS MORE THAN ONE WHOLE. THE NUMERATOR IS BIGGER THAN THE DENOMINATOR. • TO CHANGE AN IMPROPER FRACTION TO A MIXED NUMBER, DIVIDE THE NUMERATOR BY THE DENOMINATOR. THE WHOLE NUMBER IS WRITTEN DOWN (HOW MANY TIMES THE DENOMINATOR DIVIDES EVENLY INTO THE NUMERATOR). BEFORE WRITING THE FRACTION BESIDE IT. THE FRACTION IS THE REMAINDER PUT ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL DENOMINATOR.
REWIND! • WE NEED TO GO BACKWARDS
CHANGING A MIXED NUMBER TO AN IMPROPER FRACTION • WRITE 2 3 AS AN IMPROPER FRACTION. 4 MULTIPLY THE WHOLE NUMBER BY THE DENOMINATOR. ADD THE NUMERATOR TO THE PRODUCT. WRITE THE SUM OVER THE DENOMINATOR. ANSWER: 11/4
PRACTICE QUESTIONS/HOMEWORK • WORKBOOK 5.3