How do you write #20/7# as a mixed number?
1 Answer
Jun 25, 2016
Explanation:
The fraction can be read in two different ways..
Either
In a whole number, there are 4 quarters, or 3 thirds or 7 seventh and so on.
Therefore if we regard the fraction as being 20 sevenths, we can ask how many groups of 7 can we make with 20?
If we had 21 sevenths, we could make 3 whole numbers.
However we do not have quite enough to make 3 whole number, but more than 2.
20 divided by 7 is 2 with 6 sevenths remaining.