DRILL 3
Try converting the following mixed numbers. Answers can be found on this page.
1. 8
2. 2
3. 5
4. 2
5. 6
Just Don’t Mix
For some reason, the test
writers think it’s okay to
give you mixed numbers
as answer choices. On
Grid-Ins, however, if you
use a mixed number, you
won’t get credit. You can
see why. In your Grid-In
box, 3 will be gridded
in as 31/4, which looks
like .Fractions Behave in Peculiar Ways
Fractions don’t always behave the way you might want them to. For example, because 4 is obviously
greater than 2, it’s easy to forget that is less than . It’s particularly confusing when the numerator is
something other than 1. For example, is less than . Finally, you should keep in mind that when you
multiply one fraction by another, you’ll get a fraction that is smaller than either of the first two. Study the
following example: