Converting 5m 1cm to a Mixed Fraction
Understanding the Components:
- A mixed fraction consists of a whole number and a proper fraction.
- In this case, 5 meters and 1 centimeter are given.

Converting Meters to Centimeters:
1 meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters. Therefore, 5 meters would be:
5 meters = 5 * 100 = 500 centimeters

Combining Meters and Centimeters:
Now that we have converted all units to centimeters, we can add the centimeters given:
500 cm (meters) + 1 cm = 501 cm

Expressing as a Mixed Fraction:
To write this as a mixed fraction, we need to determine how many whole meters are in 501 cm. Since 1 meter is equivalent to 100 centimeters, we can divide 501 cm by 100:
501 cm ÷ 100 = 5 with a remainder of 1
Therefore, 5 meters and 1 centimeter can be expressed as the mixed fraction:
5 1/100 meters
In conclusion, the mixed fraction for 5 meters and 1 centimeter is 5 1/100 meters, showing the whole number of meters and the remaining centimeters.