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A unit fraction is any fraction where the numerator is 1, for example \(\frac{1}{4}\). A non-unit fraction is a fraction where the numerator is not 1, for example \(\frac{4}{5}\). Mixed fractions are ...

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.