
Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Mini Mystery Worksheets · Grades 4–5 · Detective Mystery
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Inside the case file
Improper fractions and mixed numbers worksheets for 5th grade and 6th grade, in five CSI Mini Mystery Detective case files, math worksheets where students convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. Use them in a math center or as homework. Black and white copies and answer keys are included, and it's all no prep.
Students convert each improper fraction, then find their mixed number in the clue lists. A class prize, money found on the ground and a set of missing pens are among the stories. If the conversion is right, the answer is on the list.
The Cases
- Money on the Ground - whose money was found
- Class Prize - who won the class prize
- Missing Hat - a lost school hat
- Caught Being Good - good deeds around school
- Missing Pens - the class pens are gone
What's Inside
- Five cases of improper fractions to mixed numbers
- Black and white copies
- An answer key for every case
- Teacher instructions
What Is a CSI Mini Mystery Detective?
A CSI Mini Mystery Detective is one page with the problems and clue lists side by side. Every clue has a mixed number next to it. Students cross off the clues their answers match, and what's left is the solution.
When to Use This Resource
These fit while you teach converting improper fractions, and as a refresher for 6th graders before operations with mixed numbers. They suit small groups, early finishers, sub days and homeschool.
Grade Levels
Made for 5th grade and 6th grade classes.
Why Teachers Love These Cases
- Conversion practice on every page
- Five different stories
- No prep
- Students check their own answers
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