49/15 to a mixed number

In order to convert our improper fraction 49/15 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 [15] goes into the numerator [49]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:

2. Find the New Numerator. Our new numerator is equal to the remainder from previous step [4].

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 [15]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [49]:

3. Get our mixed fraction. To complete our mixed fraction we need to take the new numerator from previous step [4] and put it above the original denominator [15], and then put the whole number [3] before it

That's it! We have successfully converted the improper fraction 49/15 to the mixed number 3 4/15.

• 3 4/15 as a decimal
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