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#1 2015-08-31 13:05:57
- Sarah Rebekah18
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writing improper fractions as mixed numbers?
How do you write 17 over 3 as a mixed number? My brother said u have to divide 17 into 3.
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#2 2015-08-31 13:26:26
- bobbym
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Re: writing improper fractions as mixed numbers?
If it is 17 over 3 you divide 3 into 17.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#3 2015-08-31 15:45:16
- Sarah Rebekah18
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Re: writing improper fractions as mixed numbers?
Okay, thanks!
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#4 2015-08-31 17:44:51
- bobbym
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Re: writing improper fractions as mixed numbers?
Let me know how you do.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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