How do you do mixed number to a simplest form?

Answer 1

Given a number ab/c first make sure b and c have no common factor. If they do, divide bith by their highest common factor.

Thus simplify b/c to p/q. And so you have ab/c = ap/q which can then be converted to the fractional form (aq + p)/q.

If b/c has been reduced, then there is no need to check (aq + p)/q. If you did not first check b/c for common factors, you need to check now. The advantage in doing it as the first step is that you will be working with smaller numbers.

Answer 2

Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. Find the GCF of the numerator and the denominator and divide them both by it. If the GCF is 1, the fraction is in its simplest form.