By making it into a fraction.
For instance:
If you wanted to make 3 into a mixed number, you can do 2 and 5-fifths
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Simply divide. 18 / 2 = 9, a whole number.
To turn an improper fraction into a mixed number, divide the denominator into the numerator. The answer is the whole number. Put the remainder over the original denominator. 11/3 = 3 and 2/3
Whole numbers can't be mixed numbers.
It contains whole number plus fraction of 1, so its a mixed number.
A number can be called either a mixed number or a mixed fraction when it is a whole number with a fraction.