56/8 to a mixed number
How to write 56/8 as a Mixed Number?
Answer
The numerator [56] is a multiple of the denominator [8], so this improper fraction has no fractional part — it is simply a whole number:
Steps to convert 56/8 to a mixed number
In order to convert our improper fraction 56/8 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 [56]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:
56 ÷ 8 = 7
56 = 7 × 8 + 0
(Quotient of 7 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 [7] and multiplying it by the original denominator [8]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [56]:
56 - (7 × 8)
=56 - 56 = 0
3. Get our mixed number. The remainder is 0, so there is no fractional part: the improper fraction 56/8 is simply the whole number [7]
That's it! The improper fraction 56/8 is the whole number 7 — there is no fractional part to write beside it.
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