How to change fractions into whole numbers?

Question

like if you have 5 6/3 or 1 2/4

Answer 1

Divide the lower number by the upper:

So 5 6/3 becomes 5 + (6 divided by 3), which is 5+ 2, which is 7.

1 2/4 becomes 1+ (2 divided by 4) which is 1 + 0.5, which is 1.5