55/23 to a mixed number

The fraction 55/23 as a mixed number is 2 9/23

Divide the numerator (55) by the denominator (23): the quotient 2 is the whole part and the remainder 9 is the numerator of the fractional part, over the same denominator. Reduced to lowest terms that gives 2 9/23.

Multiply the whole part by the denominator and add the remainder back: 2 × 23 = 46, and 46 + 9 = 55 — exactly the numerator you started with.

55 ÷ 23 ≈ 2.391.