Mixed & Improper Fractions Practice

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Question 2

Convert the following mixed fraction to improper fraction:

mixed fraction 3 2/7

Answer

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Select and check your answer...

A. 5/7
B. 21/7
C. 23/7
D. 19/7

Step by Step Solution

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    Step 1

    First, we multiply the denominator, 7 with the whole number, 3.

    multiply 7 with 3
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    Step 2

    The multiplication 7 x 3 gives 21.

    7 multiply by 3 gives 21
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    Step 3

    Note that, after the multiplication, we can removethe whole number, 3. The denominator 7 remains the same.

    Add 21 with 2, this gives 23

    Next, we add 21 with 2. This gives 23 where it becomes the numerator for the improper fraction.

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    Step 4

    Finally, we have the improper fraction as:

    improper fraction 23/7

    Clearly, the answer is C.