Mixed number — Grade 6 Math, what it means and where it is taught
A whole number with a fraction, like 212.
Taught in Grade 6 Math.
Where it is taught
Practise this idea
2 questions in the course bank use Mixed number, in Positive Rational Number Operations, Volume with Fractional Edges.
Problem 1
Compute 212 × 45.
Worked answer
2
212 = 52
52 × 45 = 2010 = 2
Cancelling first is faster: the 5s cancel and 4 ÷ 2 = 2.
Problem 2
Find the volume of a box 212 by 2 by 3.
Worked answer
15
52 × 2 × 3 = 15