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How do you use a fraction bar to show a fraction divided by a whole number?
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∙ 11y ago
Example: five eighths divided by two
Treat the whole number as a number divided by one
Bracket the fraction above the fraction bar and the number below the bar.
So:
(5/8) / (2/1)
Now invert the bottom line and multiply with the top line:
5/8 * 1/2
and multiply out:
= 5 / 16
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How do you show a whole number as a fraction?
you put the whole number over one like this 8/1
What are frations?
a fraction is a number that show part of a whole example: 1/2 2/5 ect. It should say "a fraction is a number that SHOWS part of a whole"
What does a fraction show?
A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are.
How do you make a mixed number please show me?
You can make a mixed number with a whole number and a fraction. Ex. 1 3/4 is a mixed number.
How can i show work for making whole number into fraction?
Given any whole number, x, you can write it as a rational traction in the form x/1. You can then multiply both the numerator and denominator by any non-zero integer to make an equivalent fraction.
What number is a whole number summed with a proper fraction?
A fraction. Usually a mixed fraction or improper fraction, depending how you decide to show the result.
How do you show a whole number as a fraction?
you put the whole number over one like this 8/1
What are frations?
a fraction is a number that show part of a whole example: 1/2 2/5 ect. It should say "a fraction is a number that SHOWS part of a whole"
What does a fraction show?
A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are.
How do you make a mixed number please show me?
You can make a mixed number with a whole number and a fraction. Ex. 1 3/4 is a mixed number.
How can i show work for making whole number into fraction?
Given any whole number, x, you can write it as a rational traction in the form x/1. You can then multiply both the numerator and denominator by any non-zero integer to make an equivalent fraction.
How do you convert an improper fraction into a whole number?
An improper fraction has the top number ( numerator ) equal to or larger than the bottom number ( denominator ) such as 100 / 50 . So divide the bottom number into the top number to get a whole number and any remainder would show up as a proper fraction. Thus 100/50 = 2 and 103/50 = 2 and 3/50
How do you show a length as an improper fraction?
it is...........two divided by three
What are different ways to show the number 25?
the fraction 25/1 or any fraction equal to that, such as 50/2 25 cannot be expressed as a decimal because it is a whole number; to express it as a decimal would basically be 25.0
How do you use decimals?
Decimals are there to show you a fraction. For example, 1 1/2 is the same as the decimal 1.5. It just shows you how close you are to a whole number in a different way than a fraction.
How do you show the fraction as a product of a whole number and a unit fraction?
For example, 5/7 is the same as 5 times 1/7.
How do to parts and whole fractions?
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator, then write this sum over the original denominator. Conversely, to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator to get the whole number, and write any remainder as the numerator of the fractional part, keeping the original denominator.
