Mixed number

A mixed number (also called a mixed fraction) is a number which contains a whole number and a fraction added together. For instance 1 ½, in words "one and a half", is the same as 1 + ½, or "one plus one half." It is another way of writing 3/2 or "three over two" or "three halves", which is an improper fraction. Both ways of writing the number are correct.      

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+Mixed number in plain textMixed number in math notationMixed number in wordsEquivalent improper fractionEquivalent decimalPicturePicture description1 1/2One and a half3/21.5framelessThe picture shows 1 ½ circles shaded in grey.3 3/4Three and three quarters15/43.75framelessThe picture shows circles shaded in grey.