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divide top number by bottom number

ie 5/4 = 1 1/4 because 4 divides into 5 once with 1 left over

11/3 = 3 2/3 because 3 divides into 11 three times with 2 left over

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By definition, you can't convert between proper and improper fractions. You can convert improper fractions to mixed fractions, and vice versa.


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