Grade 3

What is a mixed number?

mixed number

A number made of a whole number and a fraction together.

For example

One whole roti and three quarters more is the mixed number one and three quarters.

In Grade 3

Children collect whole items plus a leftover part, then write both together as one number.

Watch out for

Children often write one and a half as 11 over 2. The whole number and the fraction stay side by side.

Say it at home

When food is left over, ask how many whole ones there are and what fraction remains.

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