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3. Pick out the equivalent fractions.

1 3 18 20 8 8 5 15 25 20 10 15
(a) , , , , , (b) , , , , ,
2 6 34 42 16 18 6 20 30 25 12 24

4. Write 5 equivalent fractions for the following.
1 7 9
(a) (b) (c)
3 8 11
5. Fill in the missing numerators and denominators in the following equivalent fractions.

21 3 35 25 2
(a) = (b) = (c) = (d) =
28 49 7 30 6 5 25

3 49 7 56 8 24
(e) = (f) = (g) = (h) =
7 49 77 63 36 3

Types of Fractions Challenge

Proper Fraction I’m part of a whole, but not the whole.
A fraction whose numerator is less than its I’m smaller in size,
denominator is called a proper fraction. but I still have might,

2 3 9 I can be proper, improper, or mixed.
For example, , , etc. all are proper fractions. In between zero and one, I shine so bright.
5 7 11
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers What am I?

A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator, is called an improper
fraction.

5 9
For example, ,,...
4 5
5 9
4 5

A combination of a whole number and a proper fraction is called a mixed fraction.

2 4 2
For example, 1 , 3 , 2 ,...
3 5 7 2

1 3

To express an Improper fraction as a Whole Number
To express an improper fraction as a whole number, we divide the numerator by the
denominator.

16 2
Example: Express as a whole number.
8 8 16
We divide 16 by 8. – 16
×
16 ÷ 8 = 2