2007-11-14 13:38:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The problem is:
27/12
Isn't it 2 1/4?
2007-11-14 13:45:37 · update #1
EDIT: for your problem you posted :
27/12
-> 2 1/4
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you just simplify it completely
example:
9/2 would be 4 1/2
you just have to see how many times 2 would go into 9.. which is 4 right? so 4 is your whole number. Then you subtract that (2x4) from your nine.. you get 1. so you keep that one over the two.
here:
9/2 -> 4.5
4 = the whole number (4x2)
.5 = left over
.5 = 1/2
here's another example:
17/3
5 = whole number (5x3=15 -> 17-15=2)
2 = left over number (put over the 3)
answer: 5 2/3
2007-11-14 13:44:12 · answer #1 · answered by Laura 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
27/12
is 2 1/4
12*2= 24 24-27=3
3/12= 1/4
dividing out the common factor of 3
2007-11-14 13:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, u can't turn a fraction into a mixed number (2/3) but u can turn an improper fraction into one (7/3). all you do is divide the numerator by the denominattor (in this case, it would be 2) then how ever much is left over u put over the denominator (2 1/3). its really simple after you figure it out.
good luck!
2007-11-14 13:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Firstly the fraction must b a improper fraction (larger numerator(top #))
Divide numerator by denominator (bottom#)
write Quotient
put remainder over denominator
eg. 13/4=3 1/4
2007-11-14 13:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by applebanana2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a big pizza party and have one pineapple pizza and half an anchovy pizza left over afterward, you would say that you have "one and a half" pizzas. "One and a half" is the standard spoken-English way of expressing this number, and it is written as "11/2". This symbol, "11/2", is called a "mixed number", because it combines the "regular" number "1" with the fraction "1/2".
2007-11-14 13:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by Robert S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
27/12 is
2 and 3/12
which simplifies to 2 and 1/4
you're correct.
2007-11-14 13:48:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you say 1/2 then the answer should be 0.5 so that if you say 1 + 1/2 = 1.5 or 1 and 1/5 to make it a mixed number... i hope it helped
2007-11-14 13:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by hacker_lexy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
17/3
5=whole numbers 5x3=(15>17-15=2)
2= left over number
answer= 5 2/3
2007-11-14 13:48:59 · answer #8 · answered by sunshine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7/3
2015-02-04 02:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by Tisha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add details, like give us the problem,
I'll still be here sweetie, and I'll answer
it as soon as you write the problem down
2007-11-14 13:42:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋