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

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If you were to add \(\frac{1}{2}\) and \(\frac{1}{3}\), it is hard to picture what the answer would be. Rewriting the fractions with a common bottom number, or denominator (in this case, \({6}\)), ...