Explanation:
Conversion a mixed number 5 3/2
to an improper fraction: 5 3/2 = 5 3/2
= 5 · 2 + 3/2
= 10 + 3/2
= 13/2
To find a new numerator:
a) Multiply the whole number 5 by the denominator 2. Whole number 5 equally 5 * 2/2
= 10/2
b) Add the answer from previous step 10 to the numerator 3. New numerator is 10 + 3 = 13
c) Write a previous answer (new numerator 13) over the denominator 2.
Five and three halfs is thirteen halfs
Conversion a mixed number 3 6/7
to an improper fraction: 3 6/7 = 3 6/7
improper fraction: 3 6/7 = 3 6/7
3 · 7 + 6/7 = 21 + 6/7 =27/7
To find a new numerator:
a) Multiply the whole number 3 by the denominator 7. Whole number 3 equally 3 * 7/7
= 21/7
b) Add the answer from previous step 21 to the numerator 6. New numerator is 21 + 6 = 27
c) Write a previous answer (new numerator 27) over the denominator 7.
Three and six sevenths is twenty-seven sevenths
Multiple:
13/2 * 27/7 = 13/2 · 27/7 = 351/14