You've worked with both whole numbers and fractions. You know how to work with them when they are separate from each other. What happens when you combine the two? You get a mixed number.
What have we learned about mixed numbers? A mixed number is a number that includes a whole number and a fraction. One example of a mixed number is 
.
Let's review what we know about changing mixed numbers into fractions.
The first step is to copy the denominator of the fraction. This will be the denominator of the answer. Write this number under the line.
Next, we multiply the denominator by the whole number. We add this number to the numerator of the fraction. This will be the numerator of the answer. Write this number above the line.
So, to turn the mixed number 
into a fraction, we first write the denominator (3) under the line.
Then we multiply the denominator (3) by the whole number (4) to get 12. We add this to the numerator (2) and get 14. We write this number above the line.
We have our answer to the problem: 
. We have turned a mixed number into a fraction.
