ELL Math
NOTES
Name _______________________
Topic: Understanding Whole Numbers
Period _______ Date_________
Questions/Main Ideas
Vocabulary:
What is a whole number? ___________________________________________________
Examples: _______________________________________________________________
whole
A number line shows WHOLE numbers.
digit
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is a fraction a whole number? Circle the correct answer.
number line
a) Always
fraction
b) Never
c) Sometimes
Some fractions when simplified result in a WHOLE number. We can say, in this case, that
the numerator is divisible by the denominator.
For example:
proper fraction
10
2
Improper fraction
numerator
denominator
decimal
mixed decimal
8
4
20
5
100
10
The top number (numerator) is greater than the
the bottom number (denominator). Divide both
THESE FRACTIONS ARE CALLED
IMPROPER FRACTIONS
both numbers and check.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Other fractions, when divided, result in a decimal number.
For example:
1
4
2
3
3
4
4
10
5
9
1
The top number (numerator) is smaller than the
2
the bottom number (denominator). Divide both
THESE FRACTIONS ARE CALLED
both numbers and check.
PROPER FRACTIONS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Special Case: Some improper fractions result in mixed numbers because the numerator IS
NOT DIVISIBLE by the denominator.
For example:
10
3
5
3
8
5
20
6
These fractions will result in mixed numbers
or mixed decimals.
mixed number
Is a decimal a whole number? Circle the correct answer.
a) Always
b) Never
c) Sometimes
Decimals:
ELL Math
Name____________________
Guided Practice
Period______ Date _________
1- Circle numbers that are whole.
15
2
3
0.7
4
8
1,598
345
10
2
3.56
1
4
25
45.035
0.99
10
50
20
2
1
3
5
1
0.10
2- Cross out numbers that are NOT whole.
15
2
3
0.7
4
8
1,598
5
1
345
0.10
10
2
3.56
1
3
1
4
25
45.035
0.99
10
50
20
2
ELL Math
Name____________________
Independent Practice
Period______ Date _________
1- Arrange each number inside the graphic organizer under its category or form.
Simplify if possible. Use the numbers in the box.
1
3
15
0.7
5
1
20
2
3.56
1,598
2
9
0.12
40
0.12345
0.0009
266
WHOLE
9.99
DECIMAL
1
4
8
1
43
1
3
489.3
10
50
580
FRACTION
2- Write three whole numbers, three fractions, and three decimals.
Whole numbers
_____________________
Fractions
_____________________
Decimals
_____________________
MIXED