Business Mathematics Brief 12th Edition by Stanley Salzman ,Gary Clendenen, Charles Miller

Exercise 254

Explain in a sentence or two how to change an improper fraction to a mixed number. (See Objective.)
Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers. Use the steps shown here to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number.
Converting an improper fraction to a mixed number
Step 1 Divide the numerator of the fraction by the denominator.
Step 2 The quotient is the whole-number part of the mixed number.
Step 3 The remainder is the numerator of the fraction.
Step 4 Keep the same denominator in the fraction part of the mixed number.
For example, to convert
to a mixed number, first divide 17 by 5. The quotient is the whole-number part and the remainder is the numerator of the fraction. Keep the same denominator.