How do you write a mixed number as an improper fraction?
Before adding or subtracting mixed numbers, you first need to write each mixed number as an improper fraction.
Example 1: |
To write a mixed number as an improper fraction: |
A player filled 
buckets with balls during a ball toss game. Find the improper fraction that represents how many buckets the player filled with balls.
Each bucket is divided into 2 parts, or halves.
Each completely full bucket is 
full. In the last bucket, only 1 of the halves is full, or 
.
Add the fraction numerators and keep the same denominator.
The mixed number 
equals 
.
You can also write a mixed number as an improper fraction using multiplication and addition.
