Mixed to top-heavy
for 5th grade
Convert mixed fractions to improper (top-heavy) fractions
Mixed fractions to top-heavy (vulgar) fractions
Learn how to convert mixed fractions to top-heavy or vulgar fractions
It is often useful to be able to convert between mixed fractions (a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction) and so called top-heavy or "vulgar" fractions (that is, fractions where the numerator is greater than the denominator).
Examples of a mixed fraction are:
3¼ 7⅛ 19¾
Examples of vulgar fractions are:
To convert from a mixed fraction to a top-heavy fraction, multiply the denominator of the fraction part by the whole number part, and add the numerator. The result is the numerator of your top-heavy fraction, and the denominator is the same as the denominator of the mixed fraction.
To convert from a top-heavy or vulgar fraction to a mixed fraction try this topic: "Top-heavy to mixed fractions" .
Below is a table showing the first 6 question answer pairs for the topic "Mixed to top-heavy " as used in the lessons for this topic. Our games and tests for the topic use these 6 items plus 10 additional question answer pairs.
The topic "Mixed to top-heavy " is in the category Fractions for 5th grade (ages 10 to 11).
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