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Types of Fractions - Concept of Mixed Fractions

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Topics

  • Definition: Mixed Fraction
  • Structure of Mixed Fractions
  • Example 1
  • Example 2
  • Example 3
  • Real-Life Application
  • Key Points Summary
CISCE: Class 6

Definition: Mixed Fraction

A fraction that contains a whole number and a proper fraction is called a mixed fraction.
`3 2/3, 4 2/3, 3 7/8` are all examples of mixed fractions.

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Structure of Mixed Fractions

Mixed fractions = `"Quotient" ("Remainder"/"Divisor")`.

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Example 1

`5/2` = `1/2` + `1/2` + `1/2` + `1/2` + `1/2` 

       = 2 + `1/2`

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Example 2

3 + `3/4` 

Solution

  • This means 1 + 1 + 1 +`3/4`.

  • 1 = `1/4` +`1/4`+ `1/4` +`1/4`.

  • (`1/4` +`1/4`+ `1/4` +`1/4`) + ( `1/4` +`1/4`+ `1/4` +`1/4`) + (`1/4` +`1/4`+ `1/4` +`1/4`) + (`1/4` +`1/4`+ `1/4`) = `15/4`

Therefore, (4 × `1/4`) + (4 × `1/4`) + (4 × `1/4`) + (3 × `1/4`) = `15/4`

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Example 3

1 `1/2`

  • 1 is the integer part, and `1/2` is the fractional part. 

  • If half of each of the three circles is colored, the total colored portion is
    `1/2`+`1/2`+`1/2`

    = `3/2` or  1 `1/2`
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Real-Life Application

You baked cookies:
You have 7 halves of a cookie (`7/2` cookies).
How many whole cookies and how many halves?

  • 7 ÷ 2 = 3 (whole cookies), remainder 1

  • That’s 3`1/2` cookies.

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Key Points Summary

  • mixed fraction = a whole number + part (fraction) of a whole.

  • Improper fractions can be easily written as mixed fractions by dividing.

  • Mixed fractions are handy in daily life: cooking, measuring, and sharing.

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