Question

Express the following improper fractions as mixed fraction:
i) $\frac{18}{5}$

Answer 1

Step: Expressing improper fractions as mixed fraction.

To convert an improper fraction into a mixed fraction, we h ave to divide the numerator by the denominator and it can be written in mixed fraction as follows:

$Mixedfracation=quotient\frac{Remainder}{Divisor}$
Therefore, dividing 18 by 5 we get,

Here, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 3.
Thus, the given fraction with divisor as 5 can be written in mixed form as $3\frac{3}{5}$

$\therefore$$\frac{3}{5}$ is equal to the mixed fraction $3\frac{3}{5}$