55/10 as a Mixed Number

55/10 as a mixed number is 5 1/2.

How to convert 55/10 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 55 ÷ 10 = 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 10: 5 5/10.
  4. Simplify 5/10 by dividing both by 5: 5/10 = 1/2. The answer is 5 1/2.

Check: convert 5 1/2 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 5 × 2 + 1 = 11, so 5 1/2 = 11/2, the same value as 55/10 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 55/10 = 5.5.

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