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Mr. Ravenhead's car averages 23.75 miles per gallon of gasoline. Express this amount as a mixed number in simplest form

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A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction.

23.7523 will be the whole number.
0.75 will be the fraction.

To convert 0.75 into a fraction, set it over 100 and simplify.


(75)/(100) = (75:25)/(100:25) = (3)/(4)


23 (3)/(4)
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