✩ Changing improper fractions

to mixed numbers
Change this improper fraction to a mixed number.
(Remember you may need to cancel.) 27
3 1 =2 1
= 2
12 12 4 4
Change these mixed numbers to improper fractions.
2 3 =
11 4 1 =
9
4 4 2 2

Change these improper fractions to mixed numbers.

25 15 40
= = =
3 12 7

17 11 12
= = =
6 9 5

27 26 32
= = =
5 3 5

9 19 15
= = =
2 2 4

30 26 42
= = =
4 8 9

Change these mixed numbers to improper fractions.

4 3 = 1 = 12 1 =
9
4 2 4

3 2 3 9
= 6 = 3 =
3 4 10

5
1 = 3
2 = 2 5 =
8 5 6

5
1 = 3
3 = 2 11 =
4 8 12

2
7 =
4
3 = 4 1 =
10 10 8

7
3 = 8 1 = 1 5 =
4 2 12

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5 ✩ Changing improper fractions
to mixed numbers
4
5
6
3
Change
Changethis
thisimproper
improperfraction
fractionto
toaamixed
mixednumber.
9
7 number.
8 (Remember you may need to cancel.)
(Remember you may need to cancel.) 27 1
= 2 3 =2 1
9 = 12 12 4 4
10
3

11 Change
Changethese
thesemixed
mixednumbers
numbersto
toimproper
improperfractions.
fractions.
12
13 1 2 3
4
=
11
4
4 1
2
=
9
2
14
15
16
2
Change these improper fractions to mixed numbers.
17
18 5 25
3
= 8 1
3
15
12
= 1 1
4
40
7
= 5 5
7
19
20
9
17 1 2 12 2 2
8
21 = 2 5 11
= 9 = 5
22 6 6 9 5
23
24 27
= 5 2 26
= 8 2 32
= 6 2
4 5 5 3 3 5 5
28
29
30
9
= 4 1 19
= 9 1 15
= 3 3
2 2 2 2 4 4
31
32
33
3 30
= 7 1
2
26
= 3 1
4
42
= 4 2
3
4 8 9
34
35 2
8
Change these mixed numbers to improper fractions.
36
37 4 3 19 1 19 12 1 49
= 4 9 = = 4
38 4 2 2 4

0
39 11 27 39
40 3 2 = 6
3
= 4 3
9
=
3 3 4 10 10
41 5 1 41 2 17
42
5 = 3 = 2 5 = 17
43 8 8 5 5 6 6
44
45 1 5
1
=
21
4 3
3
= 27
8
2 11 = 35
12
4 8 12
46
47 7 7
= 27 3
=
43 4 1 = 33

3
2 10 4 10 8
48 10 10 8
49 3 17
50 7 =
31 8 1 = 17 1 5 =
4 4 2 2 12 12

9
51

2 1
6

4
2
3

0 the denominator by the

4

In the first part, children should see that you can divide 3
7
1

numerator and place the remainder over the denominator. Use card circles cut into
equal parts to reinforce the idea, e.g. how many whole circles can you make from
17 quarter circles?
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