Question

What is 4 2/5 as an improper fraction?

Answer 1

We need to multiply the integer part of this mixed fraction by the appropriate form of `1`, in this case `5/5` and then add the result to the fraction portion of the mixed fraction:

`(5/5 xx 4) + 2/5 ->`

`(5 xx 4)/5 + 2/5 ->`

`20/5 + 2/5 ->`

`(20 + 2)/5 ->`

`22/5`