Question

What is 1.23 pounds written as a mixed number

Answer 1

Answer: 1.23 pounds=
`1(23)/(100)` pounds.

Explanation:

Given number = 1.23

Convert it into fraction

`1.23=(123)/(100)`

here, Numerator=123

Denominator=100

To convert the fraction in mixed fraction , divide the numerator by denominator ,we get

Divisor=100

Quotient=1

Remainder=23

Thus
`(123)/(100)=1(23)/(100)`

Therefore, 1.23 pounds=
`1(23)/(100)` pounds.

Answer 2

The answer would be
`1(23)/(100)`

In 1.23, we know that 1 is a whole number and .23 is part of a whole, so it is a fraction.

.23 can be written as
`(23)/(100)` because the decimal is till the hundredths place.

We cannot simplify
`(23)/(100)` any further so we leave it as is.

The answer would then be
`1(23)/(100)`.