Math, asked by money1972, 1 year ago

write 5 1/3 as an improper fraction

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Answered by taannaa

yes 51/3 is an improper fraction because the numerator is bigger than the denominator.

yasummu: may be it a mixed fraction 5 1/3.

yasummu: the mixed fraction 5 1/3 can be written in the form of improper fraction as 17/5. ie.,5* the denominator 3 + the numerator.

taannaa: oh it is in mixed fraction, sorry answer will be 16/3

yasummu: yeah and did you notice i gave the answer wrong as 17/5 instead it is 16/3..Its ok.

taannaa: ya

Answered by qwsuccess

Given

A fraction $5\frac{1}{3}$ .

To Find,

The improper fraction of it.

Solution,

We know that,

A fraction with an improper fraction is one in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

Like $\frac{20}{3} ,\frac{30}{8}$ .

So we can covert $5\frac{1}{3}$ in form of the improper fractions.

$5\frac{1}{3}$ = $\frac{5.3+1}{3}$ = $\frac{16}{3}$ .

Hence, the improper fraction form of $5\frac{1}{3}$ is $\frac{16}{3}$ ,

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