In conversion of mixed fractions into improper fractions, we may follow the following steps:
Step I:
Obtain the mixed fraction. Let the mixed fraction be 22/5Step II:
Identify the whole number and the numerator (top) and denominator (bottom) of the proper fraction.
Step III:
Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the proper fraction and add the result to the numerator of the proper fraction.
Step IV:
Write
the fraction having numerator equal to the number obtained in step III
and denominator same as the denominator of the fraction in step II.
Thus,
For Example:
Express each of the following mixed fractions as improper fractions:
(i) Convert 8\(\frac{4}{7}\) into an improper fraction.
8\(\frac{4}{7}\) means 8 whole and \(\frac{4}{7}\).
\(\frac{4}{7}\)
Solution:
8\(\frac{4}{7}\) = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + \(\frac{4}{7}\)
or, 8\(\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{7}{7}\) + \(\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{60}{7}\), [\(\frac{7}{7}\) means 1)
We can also convert a mixed number into an improper fraction as follows.
First multiply the whole number by denominator. Here (8 × 7) + 4 = 60. Now, put the sum as the numerator of the required improper fraction and the denominator remains the same.
8\(\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{(8 × 7) + 4}{7}\) = \(\frac{56 + 4}{7}\) = \(\frac{60}{7}\)
Thus, 8\(\frac{4}{7}\) = \(\frac{60}{7}\)
(ii) 3\(\frac{2}{7}\)
= \(\frac{(3 × 7) + 2}{7}\)
= \(\frac{21 + 2}{7}\)
= \(\frac{23}{7}\)
(iii) 4\(\frac{5}{9}\)
= \(\frac{(4 × 9) + 5}{9}\)
= \(\frac{36 + 5}{9}\)
= \(\frac{41}{9}\)
(iv) 3\(\frac{2}{5}\)
= \(\frac{(3 × 5) + 2}{5}\)
= \(\frac{15 + 2}{5}\)
= \(\frac{17}{5}\)
(v) 7\(\frac{1}{4}\)
= \(\frac{(7 × 4) + 1}{4}\)
= \(\frac{28 + 1}{4}\)
= \(\frac{29}{4}\)
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