Two and five eighths as an improper fraction is 2625/1000 or 21/8
5 and 2/10 as an improper fraction is 26/5 in its simplest form
Well, isn't that a lovely little math question! Half of five is two and a half, and half of three eights is one and a half eights. So, when you add them together, you get three and six eights. Just remember, there are no mistakes in math, only happy little accidents.
No. Two fifths is equal to 0.40, while five eighths is equal to .625
1 and 2/5 as an improper fraction is 7/5
Yes. An improper fraction is defined as a fraction of the form a/b where a > b. This is still the ratio of two whole numbers which is what a rational number is.
19/8
23/8
17/3
It is 17/3.
5/2
31/48Thirty one forty eighths.
It is 27/5.
1/5
As an improper fraction it is 17/6 As a mixed fraction it is 2 5/6
You can do this in two steps. First you convert it to an improper fraction the usual way. Then you transform it to an equivalent fraction, with a denominator 6.
One quarter is two eighths, so five eighths subtract two eighths is three eighths.
5 2/5= 27/5