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Hello!

Could you please help me convert these improper fractions to mixed numbers?
73/8. 17/4. 21/9

User Babu Subburathinam
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Answer:

73/8 = 9 1/8; 17/4 = 3 1/4; 21/9 = 2 1/3

Explanation:

All you have to do to convert improper to mixed numbers is a very simple task

lets start with 73/8

think to your self how many times should i multiply 8 to get close to 73

the most i can do is 9 times which is 72 and my remainder would be 1 since 72-73 is 1 now u have the new numbers

9 being your whole number 1 being the new numerator and 8 remains the same denominator.

So 9 1/8

I wont explaine each one but i hope this helped as an example

also be carefull with the third one since even after you do the steps u end with 2 and 3/9; we know that 3/9 can be simplified to 1/3

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