48/9 as a Mixed Number

48/9 as a mixed number is 5 1/3.

How to convert 48/9 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 48 ÷ 9 = 5 with a remainder of 3.
  2. The quotient 5 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 3 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 9: 5 3/9.
  4. Simplify 3/9 by dividing both by 3: 3/9 = 1/3. The answer is 5 1/3.

Check: convert 5 1/3 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 5 × 3 + 1 = 16, so 5 1/3 = 16/3, the same value as 48/9 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 48/9 = 5.333333....

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See also: GCF and LCM of 9 and 48.

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