Question

write the fraction as a mixed number in simplest form
42/4 and 31/12

Answer 1

42/4 = (40+2)/4 = 40/4 + 2/4 = 10 + 1/2 = 10 1/2


So 42/4 = 10 1/2


I'll let you do the other one

Answer 2

The key is to break up the numerator so that one of the pieces is a multiple of the denominator (as big as you can get)

Answer 3

No! im going to be wronhe

Answer 4

wrong*

Answer 5

Hold on lemme try one more time :d

Answer 6

just give it a shot and show me what you get, if it's wrong, then I'll help you out with the second

Answer 7

1 3/4?

Answer 8

how did you get that?

Answer 9

how many times can 7 go into 8 1 time with 3/4 left over

Answer 10

the problem is 31/12 right?

Answer 11

If so, then


31/12 = (24 + 7)/12 = 24/12 + 7/12 = 2 + 7/12 = 2 7/12


This means that 31/12 = 2 7/12

Answer 12

yeah

Answer 13

oh.. :P sorry

Answer 14

Alternative method: Using a calculator, 31/12 = 2.583333


So the whole part is 2 and the fractional part is 0.583333


Ignore the decimal fractional part


Since the whole part is 2, we know that 12*2 = 24 is less than 31


Now subtract this from 31 to get 31 - 24 = 7


This is the numerator that will go over the 12


So 31/12 = 2 7/12