Class 6 Maths Mixed Fractions – Part 3

Mixed Fractions – Part 3 | Class 6 Maths Fractions

Table of Contents

• Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions
• Summary
• What’s Next?

In the previous segment, we discussed the significance of mixed fractions. Here let us learn how to convert improper fractions to mixed fractions.

How to convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction?

To convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction, we divide the numerator with its denominator.

Let us understand this with the help of an example, 29:

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Here the numerator is 29 and the denominator is 7. Dividing 29 by 7 gives us:

1. The whole part of the mixed fraction is the quotient of this division. So the whole part is 7.
2. The numerator of the fractional part of the mixed fraction is the remainder of the above division.

Thus, the numerator is 1.

1. The denominator of the fractional part of the mixed fraction is the divisor of the above division.

Thus, the denominator is 4.

So, the improper fraction 29 can be written as 7 1.

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