Express an amount of quarters as a mixed number and an improper fraction. | Maths

Starter quiz

$Look at the bar. What fraction of the bar is shaded grey?$

Look at the bar. What fraction of the bar is shaded grey?
- ${3} \over {1}$
- ${1} \over {3}$
- ${3} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${4} \over {3}$
Look at this number $3 {{2} \over {4}}$ We say it as three and two ______.
- 'quarters' ✓
Match the equation to its product.
- 2 × 4 =
  
  ⇔
  
  8 ✓
- 5 × 4 =
  
  ⇔
  
  20 ✓
- 7 × 4 =
  
  ⇔
  
  28 ✓
- 11 × 4 =
  
  ⇔
  
  44 ✓
- 12 × 4 =
  
  ⇔
  
  48 ✓
Look at the part-part-whole model. What is the missing part?
- 3
- 4
- ${3} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${4} \over {3}$
- 5
Match the equations so they are complete.
- ${2} \over {4}$ =
  
  ⇔
  
  ${1} \over {4}$ + ${1} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${3} \over {4}$ =
  
  ⇔
  
  ${1} \over {4}$ + ${2} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${1} \over {4}$ =
  
  ⇔
  
  ${3} \over {4}$ − ${2} \over {4}$ ✓
- 1 =
  
  ⇔
  
  ${1} \over {4}$ + ${3} \over {4}$ ✓
Jacob has three buckets. Each contains four tennis balls. How many tennis balls does he have? ______ tennis balls
- '12' ✓

Exit quiz

Which of the following are improper fractions?
- ${1} \over {4}$
- ${2} \over {4}$
- ${3} \over {4}$
- ${5} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${10} \over {4}$ ✓
Look at this counting sequence. What comes next? 16 quarters 20 quarters 24 quarters ______ quarters
- '28' ✓
$Look at this number line. Which improper fraction is equivalent to <Math>1{{2} \over {4}}</Math>?$

Look at this number line. Which improper fraction is equivalent to $1{{2} \over {4}}$ ?
- ${4} \over {4}$
- ${5} \over {4}$
- ${6} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${7} \over {4}$
How do we write the whole number four as an improper fraction with a denominator of four?
- ${8} \over {4}$
- ${12} \over {4}$
- ${16} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${20} \over {4}$
Which of these represents this mixed number $1{{1} \over {4}}$ as an improper fraction?
- ${2} \over {4}$
- ${11} \over {4}$
- ${5} \over {4}$ ✓
- ${6} \over {4}$
If nine apples were each cut into quarters, how many quarters would there be? ______ quarters
- '36' ✓

Worksheet

Loading worksheet ...

Presentation

Loading presentation ...

Lesson Details

Key learning points

A fraction with a numerator that is equal to or greater than the denominator is called an improper fraction.
Improper fractions have values that are equal to or greater than one.
A mixed number can be written as an improper fraction of equal value.

Common misconception

Children may just add the whole number part of the mixed number to the numerator or may forget to add the fractional part of the mixed number.

Encourage checking of work using the stem sentence. For example, there are four groups of four quarters, which is eight quarters, and two more quarters, so that is 10 quarters. Bar models could also be used while understanding develops.

Keywords

Improper fraction - An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.