Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Improper fractions that are greater than 1 can be represented using bar models and part-whole models and can be ...

GCSE; Edexcel; Fractions - Edexcel Mixed numbers and improper fractions. Fractions are used commonly in everyday life, eg sale prices at 1/3 off, or recipes using 1/2 a tablespoon of an ingredient.

Let's use this one whole fraction strip to see if we can find fractions that are equivalent or equal to that. Let's start with 1/2. 1/2, as we can see, is not equal or equivalent to one hole.