what are negative fractions?

Fractions that are represented on the *LEFT SIDE from 0 on a Number Line*.

how do you decompose a mixed number?

Its that easy! Think of 19/5 and your to lazy to do 19/5 so 5/5+5/5+5/5+4/5=19/5 you see how we added 3 wholes? and there is 4/5 lft over so its 3 4/5

how do you divied fractions?

You might want to check out the video “Understanding division of fractions”.

how do you decompose an fractions

Basically, just turn the numerator into a sum of smaller numbers. Example: 7∕9 = (3 + 4)∕9 = 3∕9 + 4∕9 This is useful when turning an improper fraction into a mixed number. Example: 13∕5 = (5 + 5 + 3)∕5 = 5∕5 + 5∕5 + 3∕5 = 1 + 1 + 3∕5 = 2 ³∕₅

And how can you decompose a fraction with no danominator

if there is no denominator, then it is not a fraction. but you can make any number a fraction, since every whole number implicitly have a denominator of 1. For example: the number 5, you can make it a fraction like this 5/1, the value will still be the same since you still have 5 wholes.

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4th grade

Course: 4th grade > Unit 8

Lesson 1: Decomposing fractions

Decomposing fractions review

CCSS.Math:

4.NF.B.3

4.NF.B.3b

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Review the basics of decomposing fractions, and try some practice problems.

Decomposing fractions

To decompose a number, we break it into smaller parts.

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Fractions, like all numbers, can be decomposed in many ways.

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Example 1: Tape diagram

Let's decompose start fraction, 5, divided by, 9, end fraction.

One way we can decompose start fraction, 5, divided by, 9, end fraction is start color #e07d10, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #e07d10, plus, start color #1fab54, start fraction, 3, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #1fab54:

start color #e07d10, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #e07d10, plus, start color #1fab54, start fraction, 3, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #1fab54, equals, start fraction, start color #e07d10, 2, end color #e07d10, plus, start color #1fab54, 3, end color #1fab54, divided by, 9, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 5, divided by, 9, end fraction

Another way we can decompose start fraction, 5, divided by, 9, end fraction is start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #e84d39, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #e84d39, plus, start color #01a995, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #01a995:

start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #e84d39, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #e84d39, plus, start color #01a995, start fraction, 2, divided by, 9, end fraction, end color #01a995, equals, start fraction, start color #7854ab, 1, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #e84d39, 2, end color #e84d39, plus, start color #01a995, 2, end color #01a995, divided by, 9, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 5, divided by, 9, end fraction

Example 2: Number line

How can we decompose start fraction, 6, divided by, 4, end fraction?

One way we can decompose start fraction, 6, divided by, 4, end fraction is start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab:

start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, plus, start color #7854ab, start fraction, 1, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #7854ab, equals, start fraction, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, plus, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, plus, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, plus, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, plus, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, plus, start color #9d38bd, 1, end color #9d38bd, divided by, 4, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 6, divided by, 4, end fraction

Another way we can decompose start fraction, 6, divided by, 4, end fraction is start color #11accd, start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #11accd, plus, start color #11accd, start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #11accd:

start color #11accd, start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #11accd, plus, start color #11accd, start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction, end color #11accd, equals, start fraction, start color #11accd, 3, end color #11accd, plus, start color #11accd, 3, end color #11accd, divided by, 4, end fraction, equals, start fraction, 6, divided by, 4, end fraction

Want to learn more about decomposing fractions? Check out this video.

Practice

Problem 1

Current

Which of these sums equal start fraction, 14, divided by, 10, end fraction ?

(Choice A)
start fraction, 5, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 5, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 4, divided by, 10, end fraction
(Choice B)
start fraction, 1, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 1, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 2, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 10, divided by, 10, end fraction
(Choice C)
start fraction, 3, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 8, divided by, 10, end fraction, plus, start fraction, 5, divided by, 10, end fraction

Want to try more problems like this? Check out this exercise.

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