Today we will represent mixed numbers on a number line. ✓ identify- locate; find ✓ represent- draw and label ✓ fraction - represents part of a whole or part of set; top number is the numerator, bottom number is the denominator. ✓ Mixed Number-has a part that is a whole number and a part that is a fraction. Concept

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fraction a number that shows part of a whole or part of a set The denominator, the number on the bottom, gives the total number of parts. 3 4 The numerator, the number on the top, gives the number of parts being used. Three out of a total of four squares are blue. Three fourths of the box is blue. = APK Part of a whole

Three out of four boxes are blue. 3 4 APK fraction Part of a set

10 Twenty out of 100 boxes are blue APK fraction

One out of five pie pieces are blue. 1 5 APK fraction

Mixed Number A mixed number has a part that is a whole number and a part that is a fraction. = 1 3 4

What is the mixed number? =3 3 4

=4 3 4

=5 1 2

number line APK a picture of a straight line on which every point corresponds to a real number and every real number to a point

Why is it important that we can represent mixed numbers on a number line? IMP What are other reasons why it is important we can identify fractions on a number line?  Being able to represent mixed numbers on a number line helps visualize, or see, the answer to a problem.  Number lines help us compare and order numbers.

Representing mixed numbers on a number line. Step 1: Look at the number line Step 2:Look at the mixed number you are going to represent (place) on the number line. Step 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number line Step 4:Place the point on the number line. Represent point A at 1 ¼. A.A.

Identifying mixed numbers on a number line. Step 1: Look at the number line Step 2:Look where on the number line the point is located Step 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number line Step 4:Write the place where the point is located X.X. Represent point X at 2 ¼.

Identifying mixed numbers on a number line. Step 1: Look at the number line Step 2:Look where on the number line the point is located Step 3: If necessary, label all the points on the number line Step 4:Write the place where the point is located B.B. Represent point B at 2 ¾.

Let’s review what we learned about representing mixed numbers on a number line. A picture of a line where each point represents a real number and each number a point. Determine the value of each segment and then count the number of segments being used. How do you locate a point on a number line? What is a number line?