2. Write the number as an improper fraction.
- 211.6 can be written as an improper fraction.
- An improper fraction = the numerator is larger than or equal to the denominator..
Write down the number divided by 1, as a fraction:
211.6 = 211.6/1
Turn the top number into a whole number.
- Multiply both the top and the bottom by the same number.
- This number is: 10.
- 1 followed by as many 0-s as the number of digits after the decimal point.
211.6/1 =
(211.6 × 10)/(1 × 10) =
2,116/10
3. Reduce (simplify) the fraction above:
2,116/10
to the lowest terms, to its simplest equivalent form, irreducible.
To reduce a fraction to the lowest terms divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
Factor the numerator and denominator (prime factorization).
2,116 = 22 × 232
10 = 2 × 5
Calculate the greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), GCF.
Multiply all the common prime factors by the lowest exponents.
GCF (22 × 232; 2 × 5) = 2
Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their GCF.
2,116/10 =
(22 × 232)/(2 × 5) =
((22 × 232) ÷ 2) / ((2 × 5) ÷ 2) =
(2 × 232)/5 =
1,058/5
4. The fraction is an improper one, rewrite it as a mixed number (mixed fraction):
- A mixed number = an integer number and a proper fraction, of the same sign.
- Example 1: 2 1/5; Example 2: - 1 3/7.
- A proper fraction = the numerator is smaller than the denominator.
1,058 ÷ 5 = 211, remainder = 3 ⇒
1,058 = 211 × 5 + 3 ⇒
1,058/5 =
(211 × 5 + 3) / 5 =
(211 × 5) / 5 + 3/5 =
211 + 3/5 =
211 3/5