Sure! Picture numbers as pieces of pizza. A mixed number is like having a whole pizza and a few slices, right? Let’s look at 87.6. It’s like having 87 whole slices and 6/10 of another slice. What would you get if you had 87 whole slices and 6/10 of a slice?
Let’s break it down step by step. Take the 87 whole slices and set them aside, like eating all the pizza except for a tiny bit. Now, the 0.6 slices left is less than a whole slice, right? Cut it into tenths like 10 slices of a pie. That means 6 out of 10 pieces belong to the decimal part.
So, 87 whole slices plus 6/10 of a slice is the same as 87 whole slices and 6/10 slices together, which is 87 6⁄10. Therefore, 87.6 as a mixed number is 87 6⁄10 - that’s like having 87 whole pizzas and 6 tenths of another one.
Remember, a mixed number shows us a whole number AND a fraction together. So, when you see a decimal, think about slices of pizza and how many whole slices you have, alongside the extra bits left over!