- Change
3
10
to 90ths.ANSWERS
1.
3
27
2.
18
48
3.
65
80
4.
57
75
5.
27
90
Changing Improper Fractions to
Mixed Numbers
An improper fraction can be changed into an equivalent mixed number. For
example,^134 is the same as 3^14.
To change an improper fraction to an equivalent mixed number, first divide
the numerator by the denominator and then write the answer as a whole number
and the remainder as a fraction with the divisor as the denominator and the
remainder as the numerator. It may be necessary to reduce the fraction.
EXAMPLE
Change^175 to a mixed number.
SOLUTION
Divide 17 by 5, as shown:
3
5 Þ 17
15
2Write the answer as
(^325)
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