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Example Question #3 : Compound Fractions
Compute:
Rewrite each fraction into an improper fraction.
The common denominator is 16.
The correct answer is:
Example Question #1471 : Sat Mathematics
What is as an improper fraction?
becomes
Example Question #3 : Mixed / Improper Fractions
Write as an improper fraction.
To find the improper fraction value, we must effectively add together 71 and 5/7. To do this, we will give 71 a denominator of 7; therefore, we are transforming 71/1 to x/7. The shortest way to do this is to multiply by 7/7 (which really is 1); therefore, 71 = 71 * (7/7) = 497/7.
Now add them: (497 + 5)/7 = 502/7
Example Question #2 : How To Find Out An Improper Fraction From A Mixed Fraction
Which of the following improper fractions is equivalent to ?
To find an improper fraction, you need to multiply the whole number that you have by the denominator of the associated fraction. For our problem, this means that you will multiply by , getting . Next, you add this to the numerator of your fraction, giving you , or . Finally, you place this over your original denominator, giving you:
Example Question #481 : Arithmetic
Which of the following improper fractions is equivalent to ?
To find an improper fraction, you need to multiply the whole number that you have by the denominator of the associated fraction. For our problem, this means that you will multiply by , getting . Next, you add this to the numerator of your fraction, giving you , or . Finally, you place this over your original denominator, giving you:
Example Question #1472 : Sat Mathematics
To make 48 cookies you need 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup packed brown sugar and 3 cups of flour. You want to make 12 cookies, so you adjust the ingredients accordingly. After the adjustment, how many total cups of dry ingredients do you have?
1 1/4 c
1 3/4 c
1/4 c
3/4 c
1 1/2 c
1 1/4 c
Going from 48 cookies to 12 cookies is a scaling factor of 1/4, so all the ingredients get multiplied by 1/4. In order to make 12 cookies you will need 1/4 c white sugar, 1/4 c packed brown sugar, and 3/4 c flour. Added all together you get 5/4 or 1 1/4 c.
Example Question #1473 : Sat Mathematics
What is written as a mixed number?
How many times does 12 go into 17? Once with a remainder of 5.
So becomes
Example Question #2 : Mixed / Improper Fractions
Which of the following is the mixed fraction equivalent to ?
To begin, notice that using your calculator, you can find:
Now, the closest even multiple of that is less than is . Therefore, you know that your number is:
This is the same as:
, or simply, . This is your mixed fraction.
Example Question #4 : Mixed / Improper Fractions
Which of the following is equivalent to ?
Although there are many ways to convert improper fractions into mixed fractions, the easiest way is to use your calculator to your advantage. Begin by dividing by . This gives you . Therefore, you can eliminate all the options that have do not have for their first portion. Next, multiply by the denominator (), and get . This means that you have and , or . Thus, your answer is .
Example Question #4 : How To Find Out A Mixed Fraction From An Improper Fraction
Convert to an improper fraction.
The denominator will stay the same. The new numerator of the improper fraction can be determined by multiplying the denominator with the whole number coefficient, and then adding the numerator.