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Title: Mixed fraction into an Improper fraction

Grade: 4-a Lesson: S1-L6

Explanation: Hello Students, time to practice and review the steps. Let us take next 2-5 minutes to solve the steps for the problems. This is a good exercise to check your understanding of the concepts.Second student to identify and review important steps.Focus on understanding the concepts and application to solving problems step by step.

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Lesson Steps

Step	Type	Explanation	Answer
1	Problem	Rewrite the mixed numbers as an improper fraction in its simple form \$20 4/8\$
2	Step	Given Mixed Fraction	\$20 4/8\$
3	Clue	Multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the product to the numerator.
4	Step	Multiply the whole number by the denominator	\$20 \times 8 = 160\$
5	Step	Add the result to the numerator	⇒ \$(160 + 4)/8\$ ⇒ \$164/8\$
6	Step	Simplify the fraction	\$\cancel164^41/\cancel8^2\$ = \$41/2\$
7	Step	Therefore, \$41/2\$ is an improper fraction.
8	Answer	Option	A
9	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?
10	Choice.A	It represents the improper fraction \$20 4/8\$correctly after converting it from a mixed number	\$41/2\$
11	Choice.B	This is incorrect because it doesn’t simplify to the simplest form	\$164/2\$
12	Choice.C	Incorrect.This is the reciprocal of the correct answer	\$2/41\$
13	Choice.D	This is the incorrect result of the conversion, as it swaps the whole and fractional parts of the mixed number	\$41/8\$
14	Sumup	Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Step

Type

Explanation

Answer

Problem

Rewrite the mixed numbers as an improper fraction in its simple form \$20 4/8\$

Step

Given Mixed Fraction

\$20 4/8\$

Clue

Multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the product to the numerator.

Step

Multiply the whole number by the denominator

\$20 \times 8 = 160\$

Step

Add the result to the numerator

⇒ \$(160 + 4)/8\$ ⇒ \$164/8\$

Step

Simplify the fraction

\$\cancel164^41/\cancel8^2\$ = \$41/2\$

Step

Therefore, \$41/2\$ is an improper fraction.

Answer

Option

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice.A

It represents the improper fraction \$20 4/8\$correctly after converting it from a mixed number

\$41/2\$

Choice.B

This is incorrect because it doesn’t simplify to the simplest form

\$164/2\$

Choice.C

Incorrect.This is the reciprocal of the correct answer

\$2/41\$

Choice.D

This is the incorrect result of the conversion, as it swaps the whole and fractional parts of the mixed number

\$41/8\$

Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

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