SOLUTION: mix number as a fraction 6 2/7

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Question 507566: mix number as a fraction 6 2/7
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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6%262%2F7 Start with the given mixed number

7%2A6=42 Multiply the denominator 7 by the whole number 6 to get 42

42%2B2=44. Add 42 to the numerator 2 to get 44. This final result is the new numerator

44%2F7 Place the new numerator over the same denominator

So the mixed number 6%262%2F7 is equivalent to the improper fraction 44%2F7

Check:
Simply evaluate the mixed number 6%262%2F7 with a calculator to get 6.28571428571429

Now evaluate 44%2F7 to get 6.28571428571429

Since they are equivalent, this verifies our answer.