Lesson 7.

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Name
Rename Fractions and Mixed Numbers Numbers and Operations—
Essential Question How can you rename mixed numbers as fractions Fractions—4.NF.B.3b Also 4.MD.A.2
greater than 1 and rename fractions greater than 1 as mixed numbers? MATHEMATICAL PRACTICES
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Mr. Fox has 26_3 loaves of corn bread. Each loaf
was cut into 6_1-size pieces. If he has 14 people • What is the size of 1 piece of bread
relative to the whole?
over for dinner, is there enough bread for each
person to have 1 piece?

A mixed number is a number represented by

• How much bread does Mr. Fox need for
14 people?
a whole number and a fraction. You can write a
mixed number as a fraction.

To find how many 6_1-size pieces are in 26_3, write

26_3 as a fraction.

Example Write a mixed number as a fraction.

THINK MODEL AND RECORD
STEP 1 Model 2 _36 .

1 1 3
6

23
__ = _ + _ + ____
6

STEP 2 Find how many 1_6 -size

pieces are in each
whole. Model 2 3_6 using
only 1_6 -size pieces.
6 6 3
6 6 6

23
__ = ____ + ____ + ____
6
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STEP 3 Find the total number

Think: Find 6
__ + 6
__ + 3
__.
of 1_6 -size pieces in 2 3_6 . 6 6 6
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__ = ____
Talk
6
Look for Structure Give
an example of how to
There are _ sixth-size pieces in 26_3. write a mixed number as
a fraction without using a
So, there is enough bread for 14 people to each have 1 piece. model.

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 Example Write a fraction greater than 1 as a mixed number.
To weave a bracelet, Charlene needs 7 pieces of brown
thread. Each piece of thread must be 3_1 yard long. How
much thread should she buy to weave the bracelet?

Write 3_7 as a mixed number.

THINK MODEL AND RECORD

STEP 1 Model _.
7
3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

7
__ = ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + ____+ ____ + ____
3

STEP 2 Find how many wholes are in 7_3 , and how 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

many thirds are left over. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 1
3 51 3 51 3

7=
__ _ + _ + ____
3

STEP 3 Write 7_3 as a mixed number.

7=
__ ____
3

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Write the unknown numbers. Write mixed numbers above

the number line and fractions greater than one below the number line.
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1 1 61 1 63 1 65 2 2 61 2 63 2 65 3

6 8 10 13 15 17 18
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Write the mixed number as a fraction.

2. 1_1 3. 1_3 4. 1_2
8 5 3

Write the fraction as a mixed number.

11
5. __ 6. _6 13
7. __
4 5 10

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Describe how you can
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Write the mixed number as a fraction.
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12. ■ 5_6 = 23
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6 11 ■ 11
57 =
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14. Pen has 1_2 -cup and 1_8 -cup

DEEPER 15. DEEPER Juanita is making bread. She
measuring cups. What are two ways he could needs 3 _12 cups of flour. Juanita only has a
measure out 1 3_4 cups of flour? 1_ -cup measuring cup. How many 1_ cups of
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flour will Juanita use to prepare the bread?

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making energy squares. How many 2_1 cups of
peanut butter are used in the recipe?

17. SMARTERSuppose Cal wants to make

2 times as many energy squares as the recipe
makes. How many cups of bran cereal should he
use? Write your answer as a mixed number and
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as a fraction greater than 1 in simplest form.

18. Cal added 28_3 cups of raisins. Write this mixed

number as a fraction greater than 1 in simplest
form.

19. DEEPERJenn is preparing brown rice.

She needs 12_1 cups of brown rice and 2 cups
of water. Jenn has only a 8_1-cup measuring cup.
How many 8_1 cups each of rice and water will
Jenn use to prepare the rice?

20. SMARTER
Draw a line to show the mixed number and
fraction that have the same value.

12_ 23_ 41_ 12_

5 8 3 3
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Name
Lesson 7.6
Rename Fractions and Mixed Numbers
COMMON CORE STANDARD—4.NF.B.3b
Build fractions from unit fractions by applying
and extending previous understandings of
Write the mixed number as a fraction. operations on whole numbers.

1. 2_3_ 2. 4_1_ 3. 1_2_ 4. 3_2_

5 3 5 3
5+_
Think: Find _ 5+_
3.
5 5 5
13
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__5 __ __ __

5. 4_1_ 7
6. 1___ 7. 5_1_ 8. 2_3_
8 10 2 8

__ __ __ __

Write the fraction as a mixed number.

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9. ___ 20
10. ___ 15
11. ___ 13
12. ___
6 10 8 6

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Problem
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Solving

13. A recipe calls for 2 2_4 cups of raisins, but Julie 14. If Julie needs 3 1_4 cups of oatmeal, how many
only has a 1_4 cup measuring cup. How many _1
4
cups of oatmeal will she use?
1_ cups does Julie need to measure out
4
2 2_4 cups of raisins?
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15. WRITE Math Draw and explain how you can use a number
line to rename a fraction greater than 1 as a mixed number.

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Lesson Check (4.NF.B.3c)
PREP
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1. Write a mixed number that is equivalent to 16
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2. Stacey filled her 1_2 cup measuring cup
seven times to have enough flour for a
cake recipe. How much flour does the cake
recipe call for?

Spiral Review (4.NBT.B.5, 4.NBT.B.6, 4.NF.A.1, 4.NF.B.3d)

3. Becki put some stamps into her stamp 4. Brian is driving 324 miles to visit some
collection book. She put 14 stamps friends. He wants to get there in 6 hours.
on each page. If she completely filled How many miles does he need to drive
16 pages, how many stamps did she each hour?
put in the book?

5. During a bike challenge, riders have to 6. Stephanie had 7_8 pound of bird seed. She
collect various colored ribbons. Each 1_2 mile used 3_8 pound to fill a bird feeder. How
they collect a red ribbon, each 1_8 mile they much bird seed does Stephanie have left?
collect a green ribbon, and each 1_4 mile
they collect a blue ribbon. Which colors
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