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ILuvGaming101
Jun 14, 2017

#2 1/8=17/8#

Explanation:

To write a mixed number as an improper fraction, we follow these steps:

1) Look at the mixed number and identify the denominator of the fraction.

#2 1/color(red)8#

2) The denominator will also be our denominator in our improper fraction. For the numerator, first you multiply the whole number by the denominator, like so:

#color(blue)2 1/color(red)8=>color(blue)2*color(red)8=>color(green)16#

3) Then you add the product to the numerator in the mixed number. This sum will be the numerator of the improper fraction:

#2 color(purple)1/8#

#color(green)16+color(purple)1=>color(gray)17#

4) Combining the numerator and the denominator, we get the final answer:

#color(gray)17/color(red)8#

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