8/7 as a Mixed Number

8/7 as a mixed number is 1 1/7.

How to convert 8/7 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 8 ÷ 7 = 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 7: 1 1/7.
  4. 1/7 is already in lowest terms, so the answer is 1 1/7.

Check: convert 1 1/7 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 1 × 7 + 1 = 8, so 1 1/7 = 8/7.

As a decimal, 8/7 = 1.142857....

Similar improper fractions

Improper fractionMixed number
9/71 2/7
10/71 3/7
11/71 4/7
12/71 5/7
13/71 6/7
15/72 1/7
16/72 2/7
17/72 3/7

See also: GCF and LCM of 7 and 8.

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