25/8 to a mixed number
How to write 25/8 as a Mixed Number?
Since we have an improper fraction (the numerator [25] is greater than the denominator [8]), we can convert it into a mixed number (a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction):
Steps to convert 25/8 to a mixed number
In order to convert our improper fraction 25/8 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 [8] goes into the numerator [25]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:
25 ÷ 8 = 3.13 = 3
(Quotient of 3 and a remainder of 1)
2. Find the New Numerator. Our new numerator is equal to the remainder from previous step [1].
You may also calculate a remainder by using the whole number we calculated in the first step [3] and multiplying it by the original denominator [8]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [25]:
25 - (3 × 8)
=25 - 24 = 1
3. Get our mixed fraction. To complete our mixed fraction we need to take the new numerator from previous step [1] and put it above the original denominator [8], and then put the whole number [3] before it
That's it! We have successfully converted the improper fraction 25/8 to the mixed number 3 1/8.