Question

How do you write 1 7/8 as an improper fraction?

Answer 1

`1 7/8=15/8`

Explanation:

`7/8` is equivalent to `7` pieces taken from `8` pieces of an object and `1` means one full object. These are depicted below:

Hence, we can write `1` as `8/8`

and `1 7/8=8/8+7/8=(8+7)/8=15/8`