Question

Question 32.
8$\frac{2}{7}$ is equal to the improper fraction ___.

Answer 1

We can express a mixed fraction as an improper fraction as :

$\text{Whole number}\frac{\text{Numerator}}{\text{Denominator}}$ = $\frac{\text{Whole number}\times \text{Denominator + Numerator}}{\text{Denominator}}$
$\therefore$ 8$\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{8\times 7+2}{7}$ = $\frac{58}{7}$