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You put the minus sign to one side, convert the improper fraction to a mixed fraction and then put the negative sign back.

So for -5/3:

5/3 = 12/3 so that -5/3 = -12/3

This is because -12/3 is the additive inverse (or negative) of 12/3, it is not "-1 plus 2/3".

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