Texas Instruments is a widely used brand of calculators. Most calculators have the default of showing decimals rather than fractions or mixed numbers. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction, such as 3 5/9, where "3" is the whole number and "5/9" is the fraction. To enter this number on a Texas Instruments calculator, such as the TI-30A, TI-34 or TI-36X II, identify the numerator, denominator and whole number of the mixed number that you want to enter and locate the fraction key on your calculator.
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Type the whole number on the calculator's keypad. For example, if you wanted to enter "3 5/9," 3 is the whole number, 5 is the numerator of the fraction and 9 is the denominator of the fraction.
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Push the calculator's fraction key, labeled "a b/c."
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Enter the numerator. In this example, enter "5."
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Push the fraction key again and enter the denominator to complete the entry of the whole number and fraction. Completing the example, type "9." The calculator will show "3_5/9."