How would you write 1 and 2/3 as an improper fraction?

An improper fraction is where the numerator (top number) is larger than the denominator (bottom number).

Step one: convert the whole numbers into the fraction

1 = 3/3

step 2: add that to the fraction

3/3 + 1/3 = 4/3

An improper fraction is when the numerator, the number on the top is larger than the denominator, the number on the bottom of a fraction

1 is the same as 3/3.

So 1 and 2/3 is the same as 3/3 and 2/3 which gives 5/3 as the improper fraction.

Hi Ernest! You would multiply the whole number by the denominator and then add the numerator to that value.

1 x 3 = 3

3 + 2 = 5 (new numerator)

Then pop that back into the fraction which gives you 5/3.

multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator and place the answer over the denominator, So 1x3+2=5/3

multiply the denominater by the whole number, 3 x 1 = 3

add the value of the numerator to this, 3+2 = 5

the 5 is your numerator. the denominator stays the same, 5/3

Hi Ernest, you would write it as 5/3 as an improper fraction.

As the mixed number (1 2/3) has a denominator of 3, the integer (1) is equivalent to 3/3. So, by adding 3/3 and 2/3, the improper fraction is 5/3. Alternatively, by multiplying the integer (1) by the denominator (3) and then adding the numerator (2), the improper fraction is 5/3.