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42/15 as a Mixed Number
What is 42/15 as a mixed number:
Answer: In mixed number form, 42/15 is written as 2 12/15 (which can be simplified to 2 4/5).
Explanation: When converting an improper fraction to a mixed number, first divide the numerator by the denominator.
Here, 42÷15 = 2 with a remainder of 12. The quotient becomes the whole number part. The remainder becomes the numerator, and the denominator remains the same.
Here, whole number (quotient) = 2
Numerator (remainder) = 12
Denominator = 15
So, 42/15 = 2 12/15, which simplifies to 2 4/5.
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Important Glossary for 42/15 as a Mixed Number
- Improper fraction: An improper fraction is one where the numerator is greater than the denominator, for example, 9/4, 42/15.
- Proper fraction: A type of fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator, for example, ⅓, ⅖, etc.
- Simplified fraction: A fraction that has been reduced to its simplest form, where the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.
- Mixed number: A number consisting of an integer and a proper fraction, such as 2 4/5.
- Numerator: The top part of a fraction which indicates how many parts of the whole are being considered.
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