Q&A for How to Convert Improper Fractions Into Mixed Numbers

Divide 2 into 7. You get 3 with a remainder of 1. 3 is the whole number of the mixed number, 1 is the numerator of the fraction, and 2 is the denominator.

Divide 12 into 46. You get 3 with a remainder of 10. 3 is the whole number of the mixed number, 10 is the numerator of the fraction, and 12 is the denominator. The fraction can be reduced to 5/6.

Find the answer by subtracting 19/4 from 5. Do this by converting 5 to 20/4 and then subtracting 19/4.

Not really. If the "whole number" is zero, you really just have a proper fraction without a whole number, and therefore you don't really have a mixed number.

The fraction must have a value greater than 1 in order for it to be expressed as a mixed number.

Dividing 28 by 7, you'll receive an answer of 4. When you see that type of slash, think of the division symbol instead.

10 4/10 or 10 2/5.

It's equal to 0.46 or 46%. In fractional terms, 46/100 reduces to 23/50.

6¾ + 10 = 16¾. It cannot be converted to a proper fraction. (As an improper fraction, it is 67/4.)

A proper fraction (such as 4/7) cannot be converted to a mixed number. In other words, the fraction must be equal to or greater than 1.

It cannot be expressed as a mixed number, because its value is less than 1. A fraction's numerator must be greater than or equal to its denominator before it can be converted to a mixed number.

First, multiply 6 by 3. That's 18. Then add 18 to the numerator, 5. 18 + 5 = 23. That's the new numerator. 6 is the denominator. The improper fraction is 23/6.

7/2 = 3 1/2. (If you divide 7 by 2, you get 3 with a remainder of 1.)

3½.

That is -73 43/100.

9/5 = 5/5/ + 4/5 = 1 4/5.

1/5 = 2/10 = 0.2.

3 1/2. You divide 7 by 2, which is 3 with a remainder of 1.

11/4 = 2 3/4.

See Change Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions .

That just means that the dividend is evenly divisible by the divisor with no remainder. The answer will be a whole number. For example, 80/5 = 80 ÷ 5 = exactly 16 with no remainder (or a remainder of 0).

You can't. A number must be greater than 1 for it to be expressed as a mixed number. In other words, the numerator must be greater than the denominator.

3/2 = 2/2 + 1/2 = 1½.

44/12 = 3 8/12 = 3 2/3.

Since 44/44 = 1, 45/44 = 1 1/44.

If you are trying to add (-12/5) to 43/10, first find the common denominator, which is 10. The problem becomes (-24/10) + (43/10). The sum is 19/10 = 1 9/10.

11/2 = 5 1/2.

Divide the numerator by the denominator. When you divide 3 by 2, 2 is the divisor and 3 is the dividend. 2 divides into 3 one time with a remainder of 1. So the whole number in the mixed number is 1. The numerator of the fraction in the mixed number is the remainder. The denominator is the dividend. So the mixed number is 1 1/2.

It's rarely -- if ever -- necessary to use long division in this process. Short division is usually sufficient.

Multiply all the numerators together to get the final numerator (1 x 2 x 1). Multiply all the denominators together to get the final denominator (6 x 3 x 4). The final product is 2/72 = 1/36.