The important thing in a fraction is the relationship between the numerator and the denominator. Say there are four bran muffins on the table and you grab three of them. You have 3/4 of the total number of muffins. Now cut each muffin in half. You have six pieces and there are two on the table. You have 6/8 of the total of muffin pieces. The amount of muffin overall hasn't changed, nor has the amount you have.
Multiply the denominator times the whole number and add the product to the numerator. That number is then the numerator while the denominator remains the same.
The value of the fraction remains unchanged
The ratio of the numerator to the denominator remains the same.
Reduce it as you would normally, negative fractions are no different to positive fractions. Also, it doesn't matter which of the numerator or denominator are negative, as long as when it is reduced the fraction is negative overall.
16/7... A simple thumb rule is that if you have two and two sevenths, multiply the natural number with the denominator and add the product to the numerator to get the numerator of the fraction you want...the denominator remains the same. Example, two and one fourths is two times four, which is eight, and then you add one to it to get 9. That is the numerator of the fraction you want, while the denominator remains the same, hence you get 9/4.
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, you first multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, then add the numerator. This sum becomes the new numerator, while the denominator remains the same. For example, to convert 2 1/3 to an improper fraction, you would do (2 * 3) + 1 = 7, so the improper fraction is 7/3.
To convert a proper fraction into a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator. The whole number part of the mixed number is the result of this division. The remainder becomes the new numerator, and the original denominator remains the same. Write the whole number, followed by the remainder over the original denominator to express the fraction in mixed number form.
To convert the mixed number 7 2/6 to an improper fraction, first multiply the whole number (7) by the denominator of the fraction (6) and add the numerator (2) to get 44. This gives you the new numerator. The denominator remains the same, so the improper fraction is 44/6. This can be simplified further to 22/3 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2.
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply whole number part by the denominator of the fraction part, then add the numerator to the product. The result is the numerator of the improper fraction. The denominator remains the same. For example, to convert 2 3/8 to an improper fraction, multiply 2*8 = 16, then add 3 to get 19. The improper fraction is 19/8.
You multiply the outer (whole) number by the denominator and then add the numerator. You then place that answer over the original denominator. For example, 2 3/4 you multiply the 2 by 4 and add 3. The answer would be 11/3.
divide the numerator by the denominator. 16/7 =2 r2. put the whole number out the front (2) and the remainder remains in the fraction ontop of the denominator. 2/7. the answer is therefore 2 2/7
A complex fraction has a fraction in the numerator, denominator, or both. As with all fractions, it implies division, so apply the rules of dividing by a fraction, invert the divisor and multiply. EX: (a/b) / (c/d) means (a/b) divided by (c/d) = (a/b) x (d/c) = (ad) / (bc) and as always reduce if possible. EX: (2/3) / (3/5) = (2/3) x (5/3) = 10/9 = 1 1/9