Wholes and Parts Lab
Build wholes and shade parts: see a mixed number grow as wholes plus a fraction, and watch the improper-fraction count climb.
Wholes and parts lab
Build wholes and shade parts of one more. Count every piece to see the improper fraction hiding inside the mixed number.
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Build 2 3/4. How many fourths is that in all? Which step of the conversion does each whole contribute?