Idea 10of 24Builds onA fraction is a spot on the number lineFractions that make one whole
Fractions can be more than 1
What happens when the top number is bigger than the bottom?
Today you'll discover
- where 5/4 lives
- what makes a fraction improper
- how to tell less than, equal to, or more than 1
Think firstA line from 0 to 2, cut in fourths
Where does 5/4 live on this line?
Decide first, then press Next. Count the jumps that make 1 first.
A number line from 0 to 2 cut into fourths, with 5/4 to place. Five numbered jumps from 0 pass 1, then the dot is named. Then 3/4, 4/4 and 7/4 are placed in order. The last step shows a line in sixths and a line in sevenths with 7/6, 6/6 and 6/7.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
When the numerator is bigger than the denominator, the fraction is more than 1 whole.
Around you5 quarter-hours is 5/4 of an hour: one hour and one more quarter.
Easy to get wrong6/7 has big numbers but is less than 1. Compare the top with its own bottom, not with other fractions.
Key word
- improper fraction
- a fraction whose numerator is bigger than its denominator, like 5/4: it is more than 1
Ready to use it?
- Place an improper fraction on a number line.
- Say if a fraction is less than, equal to, or more than 1.