Understanding Mixed Numbers: Converting 4.79 for a 14-Year-Old

To convert the decimal 4.79 into a mixed number, follow these steps:

1. Identify the whole number part: The number 4.79 has a whole number part, which is 4.
2. Look at the decimal part: The decimal part is .79, which we need to convert into a fraction.
3. Convert the decimal to a fraction: The decimal .79 means 79 hundredths (since 79 is in the second decimal place). So, we write it as:

.79 = 79/100.

4. Simplify the fraction (if possible): In this case, 79 is a prime number, and 100 can’t be divided by 79, so the fraction is already in its simplest form.
5. Combine the whole number and the fraction: Now that we have 4 as the whole number and 79/100 as the fraction, we can express the mixed number as:

4 79/100

So, the mixed number equivalent of 4.79 is 4 79/100.