Mixed Number — 2 2/5 — free printable diagram

What is 2 2/5 as an improper fraction?

2 2/5 is a mixed number — 2 wholes and two fifths. Written as an improper fraction it is 12/5, and as a decimal it is 2.4.

Mixed number

2 2/5

Improper fraction

12/5

Whole part

2

Fraction part

2/5

As a decimal

2.4

• To turn a mixed number into an improper fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator, keeping the same denominator: (2 × 5) + 2 = 12, so 2 2/5 = 12/5.
• Going the other way, divide the top by the bottom: 12 ÷ 5 = 2 remainder 2, which is 2 wholes and 2/5 left over.
• As a decimal, 2 2/5 = 2.4.
• The picture shows 2 complete shapes shaded plus two fifths of one more, which is what a mixed number is: a whole number and a fraction written together.