3/2 as a Mixed Number

3/2 as a mixed number is 1 1/2.

How to convert 3/2 to a mixed number

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

Check: convert 1 1/2 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 1 × 2 + 1 = 3, so 1 1/2 = 3/2.

As a decimal, 3/2 = 1.5.

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See also: GCF and LCM of 2 and 3.

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