Learn how to convert 4.79 into a mixed number with this step-by-step guide using fun pizza examples. Suitable for children learning about fractions and decimals.
To write 4.79 as a mixed number, think of it like a pizza! Imagine you have a pizza that is cut into slices. The whole pizza is 4 wholes, and 79 hundredths of another slice. To turn this into a mixed number, you look at the wholes and the remaining parts separately. Here's how you do it step by step:
1. The whole number part is 4, which represents the number of whole pizzas you have. Write this down as the whole number part of the mixed number.
2. The decimal part is 0.79, which represents the remaining part of the pizza after the whole ones. To convert this decimal into a fraction, write down 79 as the numerator over 100 as the denominator (because there are 100 cents in a whole). This gives you 79/100.
3. Simplify the fraction if needed. 79/100 can be simplified to 4/5 by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 79.
4. Combine the whole number with the simplified fraction. The mixed number for 4.79 is 4 and 4/5, which means you have 4 whole pizzas and 4/5 of another pizza, just like having 4 whole pizzas and almost a whole fifth pizza!