Compound Fractions: Example

- Rule 27:
-
A compound fraction is sometimes called a mixed number.
,
, and
are examples of compound fractions.

- Example:
- Convert
to a compound fraction.
- Answer:
- Rewrite
as
.
can be written
.
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