8/5 as a Mixed Number

8/5 as a mixed number is 1 3/5.

How to convert 8/5 to a mixed number

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

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

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 1 × 5 + 3 = 8, so 1 3/5 = 8/5.

As a decimal, 8/5 = 1.6.

Similar improper fractions

Improper fractionMixed number
6/51 1/5
7/51 2/5
9/51 4/5
11/52 1/5
12/52 2/5
13/52 3/5
14/52 4/5
16/53 1/5

See also: GCF and LCM of 5 and 8.

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