Question

Write the following number as improper fraction
$2\frac{1}{5}$

Answer 1

Given : $2\frac{1}{5}$

Here, whole number is $2$, numerator is $1$and denominator is $5$

Multiply whole number with denominator

$\Rightarrow 5\times 2$

Now add the product to the numerator, to get new numerator of improper fraction;

$$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow \left(5\times 2\right)+1 \\ \Rightarrow 11 \end{gathered}$$

So, improper fraction is expressed as $\frac{11}{5}$