Question

What is 17/5 as a mixed number in simplest form?

Answer 1

To find what 17/5 is as a mixed number in simplest form, we can first see if we can simplify the fraction. Since both of the numbers are prime, we can see that we cannot simplify the improper fraction any further.

Now, we have to turn 17/5 into a mixed number. To turn 17/5 into a mixed number, we must first find out how many times 5 goes into 17. 5 goes into 17 3 times, and has a remainder of 2.

That means that the whole part of the mixed number is 3. Since there is a remainder of 2 when five goes into 17, the numerator of the fractional part of the mixed number is 2. In addition, since we are dividing by 5, the denominator of the fraction is 5, meaning that the fraction is 2/5.

That means that our answer is 3 2/5

Answer 2

Note that you take out whatever can be a whole number, and leave the rest over the denominator

5 x 3 = 15

17 - 15 = 2

3 2/5 is your answer in simplest form (as it cannot be simplified anymore)

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