alleryStart learning →Writing eight fifths as one and three fifths converts an improper fraction into a:
AWhole number
BA decimal
CMixed number
DA reciprocal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mixed number
1. The rewritten form has both a whole part and a fraction part.
2. Eight fifths is an improper fraction, since eight exceeds five.
3. One and three fifths has a whole number and a fraction.
4. A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction.
5. So the conversion produces a mixed number.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Fractions', sections 4.1-4.7_
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