This lesson defines mixed numbers as numbers that are a combination of a whole number and a fraction. It provides examples of continuing a fractional sequence to a mixed number of 1 1/2 and finding numbers halfway between other numbers, both positive and negative. The lesson concludes with exercises to draw line segments of given mixed number measurements.
1. lesson 17.notebook September 25, 2012
Lesson 17:
*mixed number - a whole number and a fraction
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2. lesson 17.notebook September 25, 2012
Lesson 17 Examples:
A) Continue this sequence to 1 1/2:
1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2
B) What number is halfway between 4 and 5?
C) What number is halfway between -2 and -3?
D) Point A represents what mixed number:
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Use a ruler to draw line segments with the following measures:
E) 13/16 in.
F) 2 1/4 in.
G) 3 3/16 in.
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