12/3 to a mixed number
How to write 12/3 as a Mixed Number?
Answer
The numerator [12] is a multiple of the denominator [3], so this improper fraction has no fractional part — it is simply a whole number:
Steps to convert 12/3 to a mixed number
In order to convert our improper fraction 12/3 to a mixed number, we need to follow three basic steps:
1. Find the whole number. First we need to calculate how many times the denominator [3] goes into the numerator [12]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:
12 ÷ 3 = 4
12 = 4 × 3 + 0
(Quotient of 4 and a remainder of 0)
2. Find the New Numerator. Our new numerator is equal to the remainder from previous step [0].
You may also calculate a remainder by using the whole number we calculated in the first step [4] and multiplying it by the original denominator [3]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [12]:
12 - (4 × 3)
=12 - 12 = 0
3. Get our mixed number. The remainder is 0, so there is no fractional part: the improper fraction 12/3 is simply the whole number [4]
That's it! The improper fraction 12/3 is the whole number 4 — there is no fractional part to write beside it.
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