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Fraction Types Introduction

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Fraction Types

1. What does a fraction represent? Circle the correct answer:

Only parts of a whole

Parts of a whole OR parts of a set

Only whole numbers

Only parts of a set

2. Which of these is a proper fraction? Circle the correct answer:

5/3

7/4

3/8

9/9

3. Which of these is an improper fraction? Circle the correct answer:

2/5

1/3

11/6

4/9

4. Which of these is a mixed number? Circle the correct answer:

8/3

2 3/4

5/7

12/5

✏️ Part 2: Identifying Fraction Types

5. Look at these fractions. Write P for proper, I for improper, or M for mixed number:

a) 3/4 = ____ b) 7/3 = ____ c) 1 2/5 = ____

d) 9/10 = ____ e) 15/8 = ____ f) 4 1/6 = ____

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

In a proper fraction, the numerator is _________ than the denominator.

In an improper fraction, the numerator is _________ than or _________ to the denominator.

A mixed number contains both a _________ number and a _________.

7. Complete this sentence about fractions in everyday life:

Example: "I might see fractions when..."

🎨 Part 3: Visual Understanding

8. Draw and shade shapes to show these fractions:

a) 2/3 (proper fraction)

b) 5/4 (improper fraction - you may need more than one shape!)

9. Explain in your own words what makes an improper fraction different from a proper fraction:
10. Challenge: Write the mixed number that equals the improper fraction 13/5:

13/5 = ___ ___/___

Show your working here:

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