Answer:
53/12
Step-by-step explanation:
Conversion a mixed number 4 3/
4
to a improper fraction: 4 3/4 = 4 3/
4
= 4 · 4 + 3/4
= 16 + 3/
= 19/
4
To find a new numerator:
a) Multiply the whole number 4 by the denominator 4. Whole number 4 equally 4 * 4/
4
= 16/4
b) Add the answer from previous step 16 to the numerator 3. New numerator is 16 + 3 = 19
c) Write a previous answer (new numerator 19) over the denominator 4.
Four and three quarters is nineteen quarters
Subtract: 19/
4
- 1/
3
= 19 · 3/
4 · 3
- 1 · 4/
3 · 4
= 57/12
- 4/12
= 57 - 4/12
= 53/12
