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Assuming that the fraction is 5/6, or 5 over 6, the number 6 is the denominator. The denominator is also called the divisor when dividing.

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What does the number 6 in the fraction 5 over 6 represent?

6 parts out of a whole, 5/6 is 5 out of 6 parts


How do you write 6 and 5 sixths as an improve fraction and as a mixed number?

The mixed number 6 and 5/6 is equivalent to 41/6 as an improper fraction.


What is 5 over 6 as an improper fraction?

5/6 cannot be an improper fraction. You need a mixed number to reveal an improper fraction. 5/6 is just a regular fraction.


What is the ratio 5 to 6 as a fraction?

The ratio of 5 to 6 as a fraction is 5/6. What you need to remember in doing problems like this is that the first number corresponds to the numerator (top number) in the fraction, and the second number corresponds to the denominator (bottom number) in the fraction. This ratio 5 to 6 is basically saying "5 parts out of 6" and therefore is easy to turn into a fraction... but only if you think of it this way. :-D Good luck! Jackie


23 sixths as an improper fraction and mixed number?

Improper fraction is 23/6 and mixed number is 3 5/6


What is the fraction number for 2 5 of 15?

6


Does the fraction 6 over 2 represent an integer?

This is a rational number 6/2 which when simplified equals 3, which is an integer.


What is 23 over 6 as a proper fraction?

As mixed number the improper fraction of 23/6 is 3 and 5/6


What is 5/6 as a whole number?

0.8333


What improper fraction is equivalent to 3 5 6?

To make a mixed number into an improper fraction, multiply the whole number in front by the denominator (the bottom number of the fraction). Add the result to the numerator (the number on top) and replace it over the denominator.Therefore: (3 X 6 = 18) + 5/6 = 23/6


How do write improper fraction 30 6 as a whole number or mixed number?

30/6 = 5


Why is 5 out of 6 is rational?

Because 5 out of 6 or 5/6 as a fraction is a rational number and irrational numbers can't be expressed as fractions.