First of all we need to know what an improper fraction is and a mixed number. An improper fraction sometimes referred to as "Top heavy fraction" because a larger number is in the numerator than the denominator. A mixed fraction is a way of writing improper fractions with 3 number, a whole number and the a usual fraction. When converting an improper fraction to a mixed fraction, the denominator multiplied by the whole number plus the numerator should give the numerator on the improper fraction so,