Question

How does 19/15 become a a mixed number

Answer 1

first you start out by putting 15 into 19. you can put it into it once, so that makes the whole number 1. then you have 4 left over. so that makes it 1 4/15. you cannot simplify the number so that makes the answer 1 4/15

Answer 2

well, first off, let's divide 19 by 15, hmmm 19 ÷ 15  gives us a quotient of 1, and a remainder of 4.

for a mixed fraction, we put the quotient upfront and the remainder as the new numerator.

$\bf \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{19}{15}}\implies \stackrel{quotient}{1}\frac{\stackrel{remainder}{4}}{15}\implies 1\frac{4}{15}$