Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers calculator

Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator is an online tool that converts an improper fraction to a mixed number.

What is Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator?

Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator is an online tool that converts an improper fraction to a mixed number. Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator, you just neet to enter any improper fraction and get its mixed number form within a few seconds.

Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator

How to Use the Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator?

Follow these simple steps to use the calculator:

• Step 1: Enter the numbers in the respective input boxes.
• Step 2: Click on "Convert" to get the improper fraction in its mixed form.
• Step 3: Click on "Reset" to clear the field and enter a new improper fraction.

How to Convert an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number?

Improper fractions are those in which the numerator is greater than the denominator and a mixed fraction is a mixture of a whole and a proper fraction. To convert improper fractions to mixed fractions, we need to divide the numerator by the denominator. Then, we write it in the mixed number form by placing the quotient as the whole number, the remainder as the numerator and the divisor as the denominator. Let us go through the following example to understand this better.

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Solved Examples on Improper Fraction to Mixed Number Calculator

Example 1:

Convert 11/4 into a mixed fraction and verify it using improper fraction to mixed number calculator.

Solution:

To convert 11/4 into mixed number, we need to divide 11 by 4 and get the values of quotient and remainder after performing division.

When we divide 11/4, we get 2 as the quotient and 3 as the remainder.

∴ 11/4 = \(2\dfrac{3}{4}\)

Example 2:

Convert 18/5 into a mixed fraction and verify it using improper fraction to mixed number calculator.

Solution:

To convert 18/5 into mixed number, we need to divide 18 by 5 and get the values of quotient and remainder after performing division.

When we divide 18/5, we get 3 as the quotient and 3 as the remainder.

∴ 18/5 = \(3\dfrac{3}{5}\)

Now use the improper fraction to mixed number calculator to convert the following improper fractions to mixed fractions:

• 45/6
• 23/5

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Created by Hanna Pamuła, PhD candidate

Reviewed by Dominik Czernia, PhD candidate and Jack Bowater

Last updated: Aug 02, 2022

Welcome to the improper fraction to mixed number calculator - a tool which lets you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number in the blink of an eye. In the short article below, you'll learn the basics - such as what an improper fraction is. Also, we will show you step-by-step instructions on how to turn an improper fraction into a mixed number.

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What is an improper fraction? Improper fraction definition

To talk about improper fraction definition, we need to start with a small bit of revision - what is a fraction, in general?

💡 A fraction tells us how many equal parts of a whole thing we have. We write it as a ratio of whole numbers, that are separated by line or a slash.

We call the top number the numerator and the bottom one the denominator.

So in the above example, we have 1 part out of 6 - 1/6 read as one-sixth.

Now we can come back to our key question: what is an improper fraction? According to the improper fraction definition:

💡 An improper fraction is the fraction when the numerator is larger than (or equal to) the denominator.

As the top number is equal or greater than the bottom number, we sometimes call the improper fraction a top-heavy fraction. The examples of the improper fractions are:

• 🍰 10 slices of a cake, when each cake was cut to 6 slices,

• 🍫 8 rows of the chocolate bar, if the whole chocolate bar has 5 rows,

• 🍊 21 parts of orange, if we cut each orange to 8 equal pieces.

How to turn an improper fraction into a mixed number?

So, what does converting improper fractions to mixed numbers mean? All in all, a mixed fraction is just another way of expressing an improper fraction. But how does it work?

Look at the previous image again. In each of these examples, we have more than one whole thing, right? So, for example, instead of saying we have 8 rows of chocolate (and each bar has 5 rows), we could say - hey, I've one whole chocolate bar and an additional 3 parts out of 5. And that's exactly how converting improper fractions to mixed numbers works!

Let's go through our example step-by-step to see how to turn an improper fraction into a mixed number:

1. Divide the numerator by the denominator (the top number by the bottom number).

   If you divide 8 by 5, you get a quotient (whole number) and a remainder:

   8/5 = 1 remainder 3 = 1 R 3

2. Find the whole part of the mixed number - take the whole number from the division

   1

3. Find the fractional part of the mixed number - the remainder from the division is the new numerator, while the denominator stays the same:

   3/5

4. To get the mixed number, put the numbers together:

   1 3/5

And that's it, 8/5 = 1 3/5

Sometimes you should also simplify the mixed fraction, but that's not the case here.

Improper fractions to mixed numbers calculator - an example

So, let's quickly check how converting improper fractions to mixed numbers works in this tool. Let's say you have fraction 81/17 and you'd like to find it's equivalent as a mixed number:

1. Enter the numerator of the improper fraction. It's 81.
2. Input the denominator. 17 in our case.
3. And that's it - the improper fraction to mixed numbers calculator shows the result:

Could it be more straightforward? 🙂

Hanna Pamuła, PhD candidate

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