Mixed Number — 1 3/5 — free printable diagram

What is 1 3/5 as an improper fraction?

1 3/5 is a mixed number — 1 whole and three fifths. Written as an improper fraction it is 8/5, and as a decimal it is 1.6.

Mixed number

1 3/5

Improper fraction

8/5

Whole part

1

Fraction part

3/5

As a decimal

1.6

• To turn a mixed number into an improper fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator, keeping the same denominator: (1 × 5) + 3 = 8, so 1 3/5 = 8/5.
• Going the other way, divide the top by the bottom: 8 ÷ 5 = 1 remainder 3, which is 1 whole and 3/5 left over.
• As a decimal, 1 3/5 = 1.6.
• The picture shows 1 complete shape shaded plus three fifths of one more, which is what a mixed number is: a whole number and a fraction written together.