Quantities that are made up of both whole numbers and a fractional part | Maths

Starter quiz

The parts that make up a whole can be ______ or unequal in size.

'equal' ✓
Look at this image. How many equal parts is the whole made from?

'4' ✓
Find the whole in this part-part-whole model.

'30' ✓
Look at this fraction. How do we say it? ${1} \over {2}$

One half ✓

One third

One quarter

One fifth

One sixth
Look at this fraction. How do we say it? ${4} \over {7}$

Four sevens

Four sevenths ✓

Four and one seventh

Seven fours

Seven quarters
Sophia has one-half of a litre of juice. Jacob has half a litre of juice. How many litres of juice do they have altogether? ______ litre(s)

'1' ✓

Mixed numbers always have a value that is __________ than one.

smaller

thinner

wider

greater ✓
Look at this table then complete the sentence: Three and a ______ hours were spent exercising in total.

'half' ✓
Look at this mixed number $3{{4} \over {10}}$ We say it as ‘three and four ______.

'tenths' ✓
Look at this mixed number $2{{3} \over {5}}$ We say it as ______ and three one-fifths.

'two' ✓
Jacob has four chocolate bars. Sophia has one-quarter of a bar. How many bars of chocolate do they have altogether?

$4{{4} \over {1}}$

$4{{1} \over {4}}$ ✓

${1{1} \over {4}}$

$1{{4} \over {1}}$
Look at this piece of string. Describe its length in metres: the string is one and __________ of a metre.

one quarter

four tenths ✓

one half

three tenths

five tenths

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Quantities can be made of a whole number and a fractional part.
Quantities made of a whole number and a fractional part are greater than 1
A quantity made of a whole number and a fractional part is called a mixed number.

Children may be confused as to how to write mixed numbers.

As a school, establish how mixed numbers will be recorded so that you have consistency.

Mixed number - A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction combined. For example, one and a half is a mixed number.