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REWRITING FRACTIONS AS A WHOLE NUMBER PLUS A FRACTION
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The concepts for this exercise are summarized below.
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Note that:
23
7
=
21+2
7
=
21
7
+
2
7
=
3+
2
7
Thought process:
How many times does 7 go into 23? (Answer: 3 times)
How many are left over? (Answer: 2 left over)
You will be given a fraction, and asked for the whole number and fraction part, like this:
EXAMPLE:
Consider this fraction:
23
7
The whole number part is: 3
The fraction part is: 2/7
Note that you will type the fraction part as a diagonal fraction, 2/7, since you can't type a horizontal fraction.
You do not need to simplify the fraction part when reporting your answer.