If you have 3 and you want to show this in an improper fraction in thirds, you have to get 1 whole one into thirds, which is 3/3 and then times it by three whole ones which is 9/3. The answer is 9 thirds!
It is: 1 and 1/2 = 3/2 as an improper fraction
6 and a 1/2 as an improper fraction is 13/2
1/5 has no improper fraction and 2/5 has no imporper fraction
5 over 2
13 over 2
3/2
7/2
21/2
7 1/2
9 and 1/2 to get the improper fraction..., (2 * 9 + 1)/2 = 19/2 =====
If you mean: 2 and 1/2 then as an improper fraction it is 5/2
The mixed number 2 1/4 (two and one over four) = 9/4 (nine over four) as an improper fraction.