Homework Help: math, basic

Posted by jacky on Monday, April 9, 2007 at 8:26pm.

how do you write

5 and a half in a fraction not like this because i thought it was

5 1/2 but it was wrong.

5 1/2 is also 11/2, which is considered an improper fraction.

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