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Objective: • Understand and convert between mixed

numbers and improper fractions

Fractions – Objectives

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Fractions – Direct TeachingHow many fish fingers

would each student get?

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Fractions – Direct TeachingWhat do we do with the one left over?

16 ÷ 3 ≡ 16/3 ≡ 5 1/3

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Fractions – Direct TeachingHow many fish fingers

would each student get?

14 ÷ 3 ≡ 14/3 ≡ 4 2/3

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Fractions – Student Activity

Share 18 fish fingers between 4 children…

Share 22 fish fingers between 5 children…

Write each answer as an improper fraction then as a mixed number.

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Fractions – Individual Practice

Change one group of these improper fractions

to mixed numbers:

5/2 9/2

7/3 14/4

17/4 18/5

7/3 11/6

23/9 25/3

47/7 65/8