5/4 as a Mixed Number

5/4 as a mixed number is 1 1/4.

How to convert 5/4 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 5 ÷ 4 = 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 4: 1 1/4.
  4. 1/4 is already in lowest terms, so the answer is 1 1/4.

Check: convert 1 1/4 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 1 × 4 + 1 = 5, so 1 1/4 = 5/4.

As a decimal, 5/4 = 1.25.

Similar improper fractions

Improper fractionMixed number
6/41 1/2
7/41 3/4
9/42 1/4
10/42 1/2
11/42 3/4
13/43 1/4
14/43 1/2
15/43 3/4

See also: GCF and LCM of 4 and 5.

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