How to Turn Mixed Numbers into Improper Fractions

This resource contains:

• A cheat sheet poster on how to turn mixed numbers into improper fractions

• A scaffolded worksheet which breaks down each step and gets students to show their working

• A worksheet for practising the quick method of converting to improper fractions

• Answer keys for each worksheet

• Colour and grayscale versions

I've found that a lot of students I've taught started Fractions units feeling quite daunted and low in confidence. At first, fractions can seem a bit tricky to grasp but I think the best thing is that once students 'click' and realise that there are methods they can use to answer types of questions, the whole topic is suddenly demystified.

I made this cheat sheet as a reference sheet to show how mixed numbers and improper fractions relate and then show the step-by-step process for converting to improper fractions. I've included a few definitions and key mathematical knowledge that students will need to complete the included practice activities.

If you're after some more practice worksheets on converting mixed numbers to improper fractions, ⭐ here are a couple more ⭐

Hope you find this useful! Happy teaching and learning! :)