A fraction is when there is less than 1 whole i.e. 1/2 A mixed fraction is when there is more than 1 whole i.e. 1 3/4 A improper fraction is when there is more than 1 whole i.e. 50/12
As you may have observed, the thing which differentiates a mixed fraction from an improper fractionis that a mixed fraction's numerator is never bigger than it's denominator. :) 50/12 is an improper fraction, To convert this into a mixed fraction, we can find out how many times 50 fits in 12: <em>50/12 = 4.16666 </em>So we know there are 4 wholes, which as twelfths are 48/12; We can then observe the difference between 50 and 48 is 2 twelfths
So 50/12 as a mixed number/fraction is 4 wholes and 2 twelfths which can also be written as 4 2/12 and then simplified to 4 1/6
