73/4 to a mixed number
How to write 73/4 as a Mixed Number?
Since we have an improper fraction (the numerator [73] is greater than the denominator [4]), we can convert it into a mixed number (a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction):
Steps to convert 73/4 to a mixed number
In order to convert our improper fraction 73/4 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 [4] goes into the numerator [73]. To do this we divide the numerator by the denominator:
73 ÷ 4 = 18.25 = 18
(Quotient of 18 and a remainder of 1)
2. Find the New Numerator. Our new numerator is equal to the remainder from previous step [1].
You may also calculate a remainder by using the whole number we calculated in the first step [18] and multiplying it by the original denominator [4]. And then subtract the result from the original numerator [73]:
73 - (18 × 4)
=73 - 72 = 1
3. Get our mixed fraction. To complete our mixed fraction we need to take the new numerator from previous step [1] and put it above the original denominator [4], and then put the whole number [18] before it
That's it! We have successfully converted the improper fraction 73/4 to the mixed number 18 1/4.