When possible this calculator first reduces an improper fraction to lowest terms before finding the mixed number form.Įxample: Convert the improper fraction 45/10 to a mixed number. With 1 as the numerator and 3 as the denominator, the fraction part of the mixed number is 1/3. Divide 16 by 3: 16 ÷ 3 = 5 with remainder of 1.This is the fraction part of the mixed number.Įxample: Convert the improper fraction 16/3 to a mixed number. Use the remainder as the new numerator over the denominator.
How to Convert an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number
Examples of improper fractions are 16/3, 81/9, 525/71. The numerator must be greater than the denominator, (an improper fraction), so it can be converted to a mixed number.Īn improper fraction is any fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator.A number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator so it can be reduced, or.In order to simplify a fraction there must be: This calculator also simplifies proper fractions by reducing to lowest terms and showing the work involved. Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers in simplest form.