jennamizirawi jennamizirawi
  • 16-01-2015
  • Mathematics
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write 17/5 as a mixed number in simplest form?

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thisisbenmanley
thisisbenmanley thisisbenmanley
  • 16-01-2015
17/5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 2/5 = 3 + 2/5

The simplest mixed number for 17/5 is 3  2/5.
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sarahkol
sarahkol sarahkol
  • 16-01-2015
how I find it is: I look to see how many times 5 goes into 17 and I got 5 goes into 17 three times. therefore 3 is my big number. then I notice that there are two left over. then I look at the original numerator which is 5. so the answer is 3 2/5
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