Question

convert to an improper fraction
14 1/8 please show work

Answer 1

for these kinds of problems you multiply the number not in the fraction (14) by the denominator (8) which equals 112. Then you add the numerator (1) to that number and then divide it by the denominator to get your improper fraction

Answer 2

Ok, imagine you have FIFTEEN (15) pizza boxes.

Each pizza is cut into EIGHT slices.

FOURTEEN of those pizza boxes contain UNEATEN pizzas.
ONE of those pizza boxes contains ONE SLICE of pizza.

Now the question is this...

How many SLICES of pizza do you have?