Modeling Improper Fractions with Visual Models

Modeling Improper Fractions with Visual Models

Explore different visual models to represent improper fractions. Connect fractional parts greater than one to number lines and area representations.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

How can you tell if a fraction represents a number less than one?

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Open-ended question 2

How can you tell if a fraction represents a number greater than one?

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Open-ended question 3

Write the number 2 as a fraction in three different ways.

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