when we rewrite 2 3/4 as an improper fraction, we can get 11/4.
11 divided by 4 gives us 2 remainder 3.
we know that the whole number equivalent is somewhere between two and three.
3/4 (what is left after taking 2 away) can be rewritten as 0.75; making the fraction equal to 3.75.
3.75 rounds to 4.