mixed numbers

Whole plus fraction

A mixed number combines a whole number with a fraction: 3½, 7¾.

It represents a quantity greater than one but not a whole number.

Mixed numbers are common in everyday measurement—recipes, lumber dimensions, heights—where they're more intuitive than improper fractions: The recipe calls for 2⅓ cups of flour.

arithmetic

improper fraction

Numerator surpasses denominator

convert · simplify · addition · subtraction · multiplication · division · equivalent · common denominator · least common multiple · regrouping

measurement

cups

Small drinking containers

pounds · gallons · quarts · pints · liters · recipe · ingredients · cooking · baking · serving size

education

worksheet

Exercise page for students

practice · curriculum · textbook · workbook · math class · tutoring · assessment · grade level · elementary · learning

Categories
Opposites
number form/purity

mixed numbersintegers

Numbers without fractional components

whole numbers · natural numbers · improper fractions · counting numbers · proper fractions

fractional representation

mixed numbersimproper fractions

Numerator larger than denominator

simple fractions · proper fractions · common fractions

Family

number, mixed, mixture, mixer, mixing, mixes, unmixed, numeral, intermix

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G