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Mixed numbers include both integers and fractions. Example : 1 1/2
Improper fractions have a larger numerator than denominator (they have a value greater than 1).
Example : 14/7
These forms are interchangeable. Multiplying the whole number by the denominator, and adding, will change a mixed number to an improper fraction.
2 3/4 = [(2x4) + 3] / 4 = 11/4
To change an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator, and combine the whole number with the remaining fraction.
15/7 = 2 plus remainder 1 = 2 1/7
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An improper fraction is one whose numerator (the integer "above" the line) is LARGER than the denominator (the integer "below" the line). For example, 3/2
A mixed number is an integer (like 1, 2, 3) FOLLOWED by a proper (or possibly improper) fraction. For example, 1 1/2 is a mixed number. Further, all RATIONAL numbers can be expressed as a fraction of two integers.
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How do you subtract fractions with mixed numbers and like denominators?
Convert them to improper fractions and proceed.
How do you do mixed numbers?
turn them into improper fractions
Is there a trick to multiplying mixed numbers?
you have to turn them into improper fractions before you multiply them.
Do you change a mixed number into an improper number while adding and subtracting?
you do what makes sense given the numbers, if the fractions work out beautifully, you can just leave them as mixed numbers, otherwise it's best to keep them as improper fractions
When asked to find the sum of two mixed numbers with different denominators you should before you add?
Convert the fractions into equivalent fractions with the same denominator. In actually adding mixed numbers, it is easier to convert the mixed numbers into improper (top heavy) fractions, do the addition, simplify the resulting fraction and convert any resulting improper fraction back into a mixed number.
