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Simplify the fraction if possible.</em>&nbsp;</p>\n<p></p>\n<hr/>\n<p></p>\n<p>For example,&nbsp;converting&nbsp;$\\frac{21}{9}$ into a mixed numeral, you ask yourself \"how many times does 9&nbsp;go into 21?\", it goes in twice&nbsp;(since $2\\times 9=18$ but $3\\times 9=27$), with a remainder of 3&nbsp;(since $21-18=3$). So we can write our answer as $2\\frac{3}{9}$ (which actually means $2+\\frac{3}{9}$). But notice we can simplify the fraction, so we should rewrite our answer as $2\\frac{1}{3}$.</p>\n<p></p>\n<hr/>\n<p></p>\n<p>Note: we could have cancelled common factors at the beginning.&nbsp;</p>"}], "gaps": [{"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": "0.5", "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "a1", "maxValue": "a1", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}, {"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": "0.5", "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "b1/c1", "maxValue": "b1/c1", "correctAnswerFraction": true, "allowFractions": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}, {"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": "0.5", "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "a2", "maxValue": "a2", "correctAnswerFraction": false, "allowFractions": false, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}, {"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": "0.5", "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "b2/c2", "maxValue": "b2/c2", "correctAnswerFraction": true, "allowFractions": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}], "sortAnswers": false}, {"type": "gapfill", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "prompt": "<p>Convert the following mixed numerals to improper fractions:</p>\n<p>$\\var{a3}\\frac{\\var{b3}}{\\var{c3}}=$[[0]]</p>\n<p>$\\var{a4}\\frac{\\var{b4}}{\\var{c4}}=$[[1]]</p>", "stepsPenalty": "1", "steps": [{"type": "information", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": 0, "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "prompt": "<p><em>Multiply the whole number and the denominator, add the numerator, and put it all over the denominator.</em></p>\n<p></p>\n<hr/>\n<p></p>\n<p>For example $2\\frac{3}{4}$ can be written as $\\frac{2\\times 4+3}{4}$ that is, $\\frac{11}{4}$.</p>\n<p></p>\n<hr/>\n<p></p>\n<p>To understand why, realise that $2\\frac{3}{4}$ is shorthand for $2+\\frac{3}{4}$&nbsp;and&nbsp;if we want to add these numbers we need to&nbsp;have a common denominator (recall the denominator of a whole number is 1). Our working could look like this:</p>\n<p>\\[2\\tfrac{3}{4}=2+\\frac{3}{4}=\\frac{2\\times 4}{4}+\\frac{3}{4}=\\frac{2\\times 4+3}{4}=\\frac{11}{4}\\]</p>\n<p>but in practice we normally don't write anything more than \\[2\\tfrac{3}{4}=\\frac{2\\times 4+3}{4}=\\frac{11}{4}\\]</p>"}], "gaps": [{"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": 1, "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "ans3", "maxValue": "ans3", "correctAnswerFraction": true, "allowFractions": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}, {"type": "numberentry", "useCustomName": false, "customName": "", "marks": 1, "scripts": {}, "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "variableReplacements": [], "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "nextParts": [], "suggestGoingBack": false, "adaptiveMarkingPenalty": 0, "exploreObjective": null, "minValue": "ans4", "maxValue": "ans4", "correctAnswerFraction": true, "allowFractions": true, "mustBeReduced": false, "mustBeReducedPC": 0, "displayAnswer": "", "showFractionHint": true, "notationStyles": ["plain", "en", "si-en"], "correctAnswerStyle": "plain"}], "sortAnswers": false}], "partsMode": "all", "maxMarks": 0, "objectives": [], "penalties": [], "objectiveVisibility": "always", "penaltyVisibility": "always", "type": "question", "contributors": [{"name": "Ben Brawn", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/605/"}, {"name": "Merryn Horrocks", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/4052/"}]}]}], "contributors": [{"name": "Ben Brawn", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/605/"}, {"name": "Merryn Horrocks", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/4052/"}]}