Question

How do you change a fraction into a whole number? It's been a while since I've had to, so I forgot.

Answer 1

9/5
divide 9 by 5
you get 1 remainder 4
the 1 becomes your whole number, the 4 becomes your numerator and the 5 becomes your denaminator.
It would look like this 1 4/5.

Answer 2

Okay, but what if your fraction is 2640/5280?

Answer 3

Turn it into a decimal

Answer 4

Because thats less than a whole number

Answer 5

How do I turn it into a decimal though? I swear I haven't done this is a long time, I lost it in my brain on how to do this stuff.

Answer 6

Well thats half so it would be point five. And you do it the same way as turning it into a whole numberr

Answer 7

Oh okay. So is there any special technique or way that I can remember and keep in my head for later?

Answer 8

Hint: 2640 is half of 5280

By the way, 2640/5280 can be simplified to a prime fraction, but not a whole number. In order to reduce a fraction to a whole number, the numerator must be greater than the denominator which in turn must be a factor of the numerator. Example:
6/2 = 3

Notice that 6 > 2 and 2 is a factor of 6.

Answer 9

Okay, thanks!