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.

The image is of 3 3/4 circles, which is a mixed number. If you were to write the number of circles as an improper fraction instead, it would be 15/4, or "fifteen quarters."

Examples

Mixed number in plain text	Mixed number in math notation	Mixed number in words	Equivalent improper fraction	Equivalent decimal	Picture	Picture description
1 1/2	${\displaystyle 1{\frac {1}{2}}}$	One and a half	3/2	1.5		The picture shows 1 ½ circles shaded in grey.
3 3/4	${\displaystyle 3{\frac {3}{4}}}$	Three and three quarters	15/4	3.75		The picture shows ${\displaystyle 3{\frac {3}{4}}}$circles shaded in grey.