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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You cannot change 3/5 into an improper fraction. An improper fraction has a numerator that is greater than the denominator.
Change an improper fraction to a mixed fraction:Example:Converting 27/10 to mixed number:Divide the numerator by the denominator.The remainder will be the numerator of the fractional part.27/10:= 27 ÷10= 2 r7= 2 7/10
You do the numerator divided by the denominator, then simplify the fractions if you can. (this is how you change a improper fraction to a mixed number, you cannot change a proper fraction to a mixed number)
2/13 cannot be written as an improper fraction since [the absolute value of] its numerator is less than [the absolute value of] its denominator. It will remain a proper fraction.
you divide it then you get a mixed numberDivide its numerator by its denominator as for example 9/4 = 2.25