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Cogito

Grade 4 Math · Chapter 5 · Lesson 6

Practice Worksheet

Mixed Numbers

Whole ones and some pieces left over.

10 problems · about 15 minutes · 4.NF.B.3

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

Set a top number bigger than the bottom and watch it pass 1.
7/4
4/4
0127/44/4

7/4 is greater than 4/4.

First top number7
First bottom number4
Second top number4
Second bottom number4
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Why 1/2 + 1/3 Is Not 2/5”

    1/4 + 1/2, in quarters. What is the top number?

    Answer

  2. From “Adding Fractions with the Same Unit”

    3/10 + 4/10. What is the top number of the answer?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. 17/5 as a mixed number. What is the whole number part?

    Answer

  2. 2 3/4 in quarters. What is the top number?

    Answer

  3. 13/4 as a mixed number. What is the whole number part?

    Answer

  4. 13/4 as a mixed number. What is the top number of the fraction part?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. 3 2/5 in fifths. What is the top number?

    Answer

  2. How many sixths are in 2 whole ones?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. The Pizzas

    9 quarters of pizza. How many whole pizzas is that?

    Answerwhole pizzas

  2. The Ribbon

    2 1/5 metres written in fifths. What is the top number?

    Answer