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Mixed number answer

21/17 as a Mixed Number = 1 4/17

21/17 as a mixed number is 1 4/17, because 17 divides into 21 1 time with a remainder of 4. The remainder over the original denominator gives the fraction part, 4/17.

Step-by-step conversion

1. Divide the numerator by the denominator.

21 ÷ 17 = 1 remainder 4

2. The quotient becomes the whole number.

Whole number part: 1

3. The remainder becomes the fraction part.

4/17 simplifies to 4/17, so 21/17 as a mixed number is 1 4/17.

Visual model

1 4/17

1 whole block plus 4/17 of another.

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