45/8 as a Mixed Number

45/8 as a mixed number is 5 5/8.

How to convert 45/8 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 45 ÷ 8 = 5 with a remainder of 5.
  2. The quotient 5 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 5 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 8: 5 5/8.
  4. 5/8 is already in lowest terms, so the answer is 5 5/8.

Check: convert 5 5/8 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 5 × 8 + 5 = 45, so 5 5/8 = 45/8.

As a decimal, 45/8 = 5.625.

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See also: GCF and LCM of 8 and 45.

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