For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...

\(2 \frac{1}{2}\) is an example of a mixed number. This is when whole numbers and fractions are written together. Turn \(3 \frac{1}{2}\) into an improper fraction. The fraction in the mixed number has ...

When adding mixed numbers, you can use a similar method to adding two fractions, but this time you have to add whole numbers as well. Remember, a mixed number is a combination of an integer (a whole ...

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We present a case study of teaching and learning fraction addition on number lines in one 6th-grade classroom that used the Connected Mathematics Project Bits and Pieces II materials. Our main ...

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...

Fractions are a foundational concept in mathematics, essential for understanding parts of a whole. Fractions help learn ratios, percentages, and algebra better. Dividing pizza is a practical example ...