How do you write 3.5 as an improper fraction?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-09T15:23:27

#7/2#

Given: #3.5#.

#=3+0.5#

#=3+1/2#

#=6/2+1/2#

#=7/2#

Answer 2 · 2018-06-09T15:24:12

# 7/2#

#.5= 1/2#

# 3.5 = 3 1/2#

# 3 1/2 = 7/2#

Answer 3 · 2018-06-09T15:29:40

#3 1/2#

First write it as a fraction:

let:

#m=3.5#

Multiply both sides by 10 to eliminate the decimal:

#10m = 35#

#m=35/10=7/2#

Now we make an improper fraction by dividing and finding the remainder:

#7/2 = 3 R 1#

Finally the improper fraction:

#3 1/2#

Just as a note mathematicians rarely use improper fractions as they are much harder to do operations on.