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Prerequisites
- The ability to multiply and divide whole numbers is required.
Skill isolation: Identifying proper and improper fractions on a number line
Part 1 – Equivalent fractions
Teacher resources for Part 1
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- Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
- Slides in PDF (one slide per page, suitable for importing into IWB software)
- Worksheet (with space for student work)
- Handout (slides with exercises only; 4 per page for reduced printing)
- Skills drill worksheet (40 questions on one side of A4; answers included)
Links to past exam and UKMT questions
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Part 2 – Simplifying fractions
Teacher resources for Part 2
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- Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
- Slides in PDF (one slide per page, suitable for importing into IWB software)
- Worksheet (with space for student work)
- Handout (slides with exercises only; 4 per page for reduced printing)
- Skills drill worksheet (40 questions on one side of A4; answers included)
Part 3 – Converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers
Teacher resources for Part 3
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- Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
- Slides in PDF (one slide per page, suitable for importing into IWB software)
- Worksheet (with space for student work)
- Handout (slides with exercises only; 4 per page for reduced printing)
- Skills drill worksheet (40 questions on one side of A4; answers included)
Interactive GeoGebra activity: Improper fractions and mixed numbers
Use this applet to help you visualise improper fractions as mixed numbers.
With thanks to Gareth Daniels, whose Improper Fractions worksheet is available here. Material modified and embedded here under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Unlimited practice questions: Converting improper fractions into mixed numbers
In the real world
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