18/5 as a Mixed Number

18/5 as a mixed number is 3 3/5.

How to convert 18/5 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 18 ÷ 5 = 3 with a remainder of 3.
  2. The quotient 3 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 3 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 5: 3 3/5.
  4. 3/5 is already in lowest terms, so the answer is 3 3/5.

Check: convert 3 3/5 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 3 × 5 + 3 = 18, so 3 3/5 = 18/5.

As a decimal, 18/5 = 3.6.

Similar improper fractions

Improper fractionMixed number
13/52 3/5
14/52 4/5
16/53 1/5
17/53 2/5
19/53 4/5
21/54 1/5
22/54 2/5
23/54 3/5

See also: GCF and LCM of 5 and 18.

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