today we will represent mixed numbers on a number line. ✓ identify- locate; find ✓ represent-...
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Today we will represent mixed numbers on a number line.
✓ identify- locate; find✓ represent- draw and label✓ fraction - represents part of a whole or
part of set; top number is the numerator, bottom number is the denominator.
✓ Mixed Number-has a part that is a whole number and a part that is a fraction.
Concept
How much of my Hershey Bar would you like?
When will I EVER do this?18
210
24
35
540
840
2040
2440
10 2440
2040
840
540
fractiona number that shows part of a whole or
part of a set
The denominator, the number on the bottom, gives the total number of parts.
34
The numerator, the number on the top, gives the number of parts being used.
Three out of a total of four squares are blue. Three fourths of the box is blue.
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Part of a whole
Three out of four boxes are blue.
34
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fraction
Part of a set
10
10
Twenty out of 100 boxes are blue.
20100
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fraction
One out of five pie pieces are blue .
15
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fraction
Mixed Number
• A mixed number has a part that is a whole number and a part that is a fraction.
= 1 34
What is the mixed number?
= 3 34
What is the mixed number?
= 4 34
What is the mixed number?
= 5 12
number line
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a picture of a straight line on which every point corresponds to a real number and every real number to a point.
-1 0-2 1 2-3 3
Why is it important that we can represent mixed numbers on a
number line?
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What are other reasons why it is important we can identify fractions on a number line?
Being able to represent mixed numbers on a number line helps visualize, or see, the answer to a problem.
Number lines help us compare and order numbers.
Representing mixed numbers on a number line.Step 1: Look at the number lineStep 2: Look at the mixed number you are going to represent (place) on the number line.Step 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number lineStep 4: Place the point on the number line.
Represent point A at 1 ¼ .
A
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Identifying mixed numbers on a number line.Step 1: Look at the number lineStep 2: Look where on the number line the point is locatedStep 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number lineStep 4: Write the place where the point is located
X
.Represent point X at 2 ¼ .
Identifying mixed numbers on a number line.Step 1: Look at the number lineStep 2: Look where on the number line the point is locatedStep 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number lineStep 4: Write the place where the point is located
B
.Represent point B at 2 ¾ .
Let’s review what we learned about representing mixed numbers on a number
line.A picture of a line where each point represents a real number and each number a point.
Determine the value of each segment and then count the number of segments being used.
How do you locate a point on a number line?
What is a number line?