5–6
Name
Date
The Town of Mixed Up
and Improper
The citizens of the town of Mixed Up and Improper have written descriptions of
themselves. Read each description below. Write the mixed number or improper
fraction described. There may be more than one correct answer.
1.
I am a mixed number greater than 3 but less than 4. My brother and I both
have 3 as the denominator of our fractional part. I am greater than my brother.
2.
I am a mixed number greater than 2 and less than 3. The denominator of my fractional
part is 2.
3.
I am an improper fraction with a value greater than 5 and less than 6. My denominator
is 12. My numerator is less than 62.
4.
I am a mixed number with a value greater than 13 and less than 1 2. As an improper
7
fraction, I am written as 5.
5.
I am an improper fraction. As a mixed number, I have 2 as my whole number and
100 as my denominator. If you add the digits in my numerator, you get 3.
6.
I am a mixed number with a value greater than 2 4 and less than 2 2. The
denominator of my fractional part is 6.
1
1
1
1
5–6
Name
Date
The Town of Mixed Up
and Improper
The citizens of the town of Mixed Up and Improper have written descriptions of
themselves. Read each description below. Write the mixed number or improper
fraction described. There may be more than one correct answer.
1.
I am a mixed number greater than 3 but less than 4. My brother and I both
have 3 as the denominator of our fractional part. I am greater than my brother.
323
2.
I am a mixed number greater than 2 and less than 3. The denominator of my fractional
part is 2.
212
3.
I am an improper fraction with a value greater than 5 and less than 6. My denominator
is 12. My numerator is less than 62.
61
12
4.
1
1
I am a mixed number with a value greater than 13 and less than 1 2. As an improper
7
fraction, I am written as 5.
125
5.
I am an improper fraction. As a mixed number, I have 2 as my whole number and
100 as my denominator. If you add the digits in my numerator, you get 3.
201
100
6.
210
or 100
1
1
I am a mixed number with a value greater than 2 4 and less than 2 2. The
denominator of my fractional part is 6.
226