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Mr. Ravenhead's car averages 23.75 miles per gallon of gasoline. Express this amount as a mixed number in simplest form

Sagot :

A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction.

23.7523 will be the whole number.
0.75 will be the fraction.

To convert 0.75 into a fraction, set it over 100 and simplify.

[tex] \frac{75}{100} = \frac{75:25}{100:25} = \frac{3}{4} [/tex]

[tex]23 \frac{3}{4} [/tex]