Basic Math SkillsLesson 6: Writing Mixed Numbers in Simplest Form

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Writing Mixed Numbers in Simplest Form

0Often, the answers to fraction problems will be mixed numbers that are not in their simplest form. You will need to rename these mixed numbers in their simplest form, a whole number and a reduced proper fraction.

Example

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06 5/15…. The 6 stays the same, now we need to decide what number will go into both 5 and 15

0The number 5 will go into both05 /5 = 1015 / 5 = 30So our answer will be 6 1/5