If the mixed number is x y/z then the improper fraction is (xz + y)/z
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To convert an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the denominator into the numerator. The answer is the whole number. Put any remainder over the original denominator to create the fraction part.
Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. Find the GCF of the numerator and the denominator and divide them both by it. If the GCF is 1, the fraction is in its simplest form.
ok,to do that first u have a mixed number.to turn it into an improper fraction,you have to multiply the whole number with the denominator.then you add the answer to the numerator.then you put the new number on top and use the original denominator.to simplify you have to find a number that goes into to both of then (divide). to practice you can try this: 5 1/2 = ? answer is 11/2
It is called the reciprocal of a fraction when the fraction is turned upside down.To find reciprocal of a mixed number, convert the whole number to the fraction and create an improper fraction: 22/4 becomes 10/4 and the reciprocal is 4/10
First you convert the decimal into a mixed-number/fraction. Then you have to find the common denominator and compare.