How to: Improper Fractions Into Proper Fractions
- 1). Write down the improper fraction -- for example, 27/6. The fraction bar means you need to divide 27 by 6.
- 2). Divide 27 by 6. The answer is 4, with a remainder of 3. Use the answer as the whole number part of the mixed number, and place the remainder over the original denominator: 4 3/6.
- 3). Reduce the fraction, if necessary. For example, 3/6 equals 1/2 (the lowest common denominator of 3 and 6 is 3, so divide both the numerator and the denominator by 3 to reduce the fraction to 1/2).