55/7 to a mixed number

The fraction 55/7 as a mixed number is 7 6/7

Divide the numerator (55) by the denominator (7): the quotient 7 is the whole part and the remainder 6 is the numerator of the fractional part, over the same denominator. Reduced to lowest terms that gives 7 6/7.

Multiply the whole part by the denominator and add the remainder back: 7 × 7 = 49, and 49 + 6 = 55 — exactly the numerator you started with.

55 ÷ 7 ≈ 7.857.