68/3 to a mixed number
How to write 68/3 as a Mixed Number?
Since we have an improper fraction (the numerator [68] is greater than the denominator [3]), we can convert it into a mixed number (a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction):
Steps to convert 68/3 to a mixed number
In order to convert our improper fraction 68/3 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 [3] goes into the numerator [68]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:
68 ÷ 3 = 22.67 = 22
(Quotient of 22 and a remainder of 2)
2. Find the New Numerator. Our new numerator is equal to the remainder from previous step [2].
You may also calculate a remainder by using the whole number we calculated in the first step [22] and multiplying it by the original denominator [3]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [68]:
68 - (22 × 3)
=68 - 66 = 2
3. Get our mixed fraction. To complete our mixed fraction we need to take the new numerator from previous step [2] and put it above the original denominator [3], and then put the whole number [22] before it
That's it! We have successfully converted the improper fraction 68/3 to the mixed number 22 2/3.