What are mixed numbers & top heavy fractions?

• A mixed number has a whole number (integer) part and a fractioneg. 3 3/4 means “three and three quarters”
• A top heavy fraction – also called an?improper fraction?– is one with the top (numerator) bigger than the bottom (denominator)eg. 15/4 means “fifteen quarters”

Turning mixed numbers into top heavy fractions

1. Multiply?the big number by the bottom (denominator)
2. Add?that to the top (numerator)
3. Write as?top heavy?fraction

Turning top heavy fractions into mixed numbers

• Divide?the top by the bottom (to get a whole number and a remainder)
• The?whole number?is the big number
• The?remainder?goes over the bottom