To write three and two fifths
Solution:
Three is a whole number and two-fifths is a proper fraction
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Thr}ee\text{ = 3} \\ Two-fifths=\frac{2}{5} \\ \text{Thr}ee\text{ and two-fifths = 3}\frac{2}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, three and two-fifths as a mixed number is;
[tex]3\frac{2}{5}[/tex]As an improper fraction,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 3\frac{2}{5}=\frac{(5\times3)+2}{5} \\ =\frac{15+2}{5} \\ =\frac{17}{5} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, three and two-fifths as an improper fraction is 17/5.
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