mixed number

Whole plus fraction

A mixed number combines a whole number with a fraction: 3½, 7¾.

The format represents addition—3½ means three plus one-half.

Mixed numbers are common in everyday measurement two and a quarter cups of flour but often converted to improper fractions for calculation.

Also called a mixed fraction.

arithmetic

improper fraction

Numerator surpasses denominator

convertChange in form or faith
numeratorNumber being divided
denominatorFraction's bottom number

simplify · proper fraction · addition · subtraction · multiplication · division · equivalent · calculate · operation · common denominator

education

math problem

Question requiring computation

textbookAcademic subject manual
homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
worksheetExercise page for students

lesson · teach · learn · student · classroom · whiteboard · elementary · curriculum · word problem · test

measurement

cup

Small drinking container

teaspoonSmall spoon or measure
tablespoonCulinary volume unit
ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound

pint · quart · gallon · pound · yard · inch · foot · recipe · cooking · quantity

Categories

numbersone, two, four, three, 0
math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
fractionshalf, halves, third, thirds, fourth
number formatsinteger, decimal, binary, percentage, hexadecimal
decimalsdecimal point, decimal place, decimal places, tenth, tenths

Opposites

number format/notation type

mixed numberimproper fraction

Numerator surpasses denominator

whole number · integer · proper fraction · simple fraction · natural number

Family

number, mixed, mixture, mixer, mixing, unmixed, intermix, mixtures, admixture

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