Question

Your answer in part (b) read "one and one- fourth" is called a mixed number since it has a whole number part and a fraction part. What does the word "and" indicate in the name of this fraction?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  the end of the whole number and the beginning of the fraction

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "and" means the whole part and the fractional part should be considered together as having a value equal to their sum. It signifies the separation between the whole-number part and the fractional part.

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It has the same meaning as when used in a decimal mixed number:

1.2 = "one and two tenths"