{"id":264598,"date":"2025-07-21T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=264598"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:17:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:17:20","slug":"change-mixed-numbers-to-improper-fraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/21\/change-mixed-numbers-to-improper-fraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Change mixed numbers to improper fraction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Change mixed numbers to improper fraction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. 8 1 2 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. 3 2 5 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. 5 3 10 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. 7 1 3 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. 9 1 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert mixed numbers to improper fractions, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the numerator of the fraction to this result.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Write the sum from step 2 over the original denominator.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s apply this to each example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>8 1\/2<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply the whole number (8) by the denominator (2):<br>8 \u00d7 2 = 16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the numerator (1) to the result:<br>16 + 1 = 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The improper fraction is 17\/2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3 2\/5<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply the whole number (3) by the denominator (5):<br>3 \u00d7 5 = 15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the numerator (2) to the result:<br>15 + 2 = 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The improper fraction is 17\/5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 3\/10<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply the whole number (5) by the denominator (10):<br>5 \u00d7 10 = 50<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the numerator (3) to the result:<br>50 + 3 = 53<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The improper fraction is 53\/10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>7 1\/3<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply the whole number (7) by the denominator (3):<br>7 \u00d7 3 = 21<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the numerator (1) to the result:<br>21 + 1 = 22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The improper fraction is 22\/3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9 1\/6<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply the whole number (9) by the denominator (6):<br>9 \u00d7 6 = 54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the numerator (1) to the result:<br>54 + 1 = 55<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The improper fraction is 55\/6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps are useful in various mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, or comparison of fractions, where improper fractions are easier to work with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change mixed numbers to improper fraction. 1. 8 1 2 2. 3 2 5 3. 5 3 10 4. 7 1 3 5. 9 1 6 The correct answer and explanation is: To convert mixed numbers to improper fractions, follow these steps: Let\u2019s apply this to each example: These steps are useful in various mathematical 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