When working with mixed numbers, it is usually easier to convertthem to improper fractions, do the operations, and then to convertany resulting improper fraction back to a mixed number:2 1/2 = (2×2+1)/2 = 5/25/2 ÷ 3/4 = 5/2 × 4/3= 20/6= 3 2/6= 3⅓→ You can make 3 whole ¾lb bags of nuts from a 2½lb bag of nuts,and have some nuts left over which would only fill ⅓ of a ¾lb bagof nuts.