An improper fraction is a fraction with a larger numerator than denominator. Add this decimal number to the whole number part of the mixed number.

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And mixed numbers have a whole number sitting next to a proper fraction for example 4 3 6 or 1 1 2.

How to make an improper fraction into a decimal. 5 times 7 is 35 plus 3 is 38. Complete the division to convert the fraction to a decimal. You already know that proper fractions have numerators smaller than the denominators such as 1 2 2 10 or 3 4 making them equal less than 1.

Dividend numerator 5. Place dividend and divisor in long division method as shown below. Using long division to solve this problem by hand or in your head reducing 9 12 3 4 might make the problem easier.

If the division doesn t come out evenly round the decimal off. To convert fractions to decimals. Shows the steps to convert a decimal number to its equivalent fraction.

Now to convert this to an improper fraction we ll multiply the denominator by the whole number and then add the numerator. The improper fraction has a numerator larger than the denominator. Multiply both top and bottom by that number.

Steps of converting fraction into decimal in long division method are as follows. Follow these 2 steps to convert a mixed number to a decimal. Then write down just the top number putting the decimal point in the correct spot one space from the right hand side for every zero in the bottom number.

In this next example we re going to once again take the whole number part just the 5 and then we will put the part to the right of the decimal. Convert the fraction to a decimal. Find a number you can multiply by the bottom of the fraction to make it 10 or 100 or 1000 or any 1 followed by 0s.

If the fraction is a mixed number change it to an improper fraction. We have 38 over 5. Divisor denominator 2.

Converting decimals to fractions greatest common factor proper fraction improper fraction mixed fraction. Divide the numerator by the denominator. Divide dividend 5 by divisor 2.

The simplest way is to divide the numerator by the denominator then multiply by 100. You can convert an improper fraction to a percent the same way that you would convert any fraction to a percent. Divide the numerator by the denominator.

For example 9 12 9 12 0 75. You can reduce the fraction to lowest terms first to make the long division math a bit easier. We have 38 over 5.