Question

There are 5 4/5 cups of milk left in a carton. Write 5 4/5 as an improper fraction. Explain what the fraction represents in this situation.

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{29}{5}\ cups$  

Step-by-step explanation:

we have

$5\frac{4}{5} \ cups$

Convert to an improper fraction

$5\frac{4}{5}=\frac{5*5+4}{5}=\frac{29}{5}\ cups$  

$=(\frac{5}{5}+\frac{5}{5}+\frac{5}{5}+\frac{5}{5}+\frac{5}{5}+\frac{4}{5})\ cups$  

$=(1+1+1+1+1+\frac{4}{5})\ cups$  

The fraction represent (25/5) cups of milk plus (4/5) cups of milk left in a carton

or

The fraction represent 5 cups of milk plus (4/5) cups of milk left in a carton