In order to write 7/6 as a mixed number in simplest form (sometimes people will say "as a whole number" or "mixed fraction") we can follow a few steps.

First we can divide the numerator (7) by the denominator (6). 6 goes into 7 a total of 1 times with a remainder of 1.

Second, we take the remainder and put it over the original denominator. This gives us 1/6.

For the mixed number we have the whole number 1 and the fraction (from the remainder) of 1/6.

So 7/6 written as a mixed number is 1 1/6 (one and one-sixth).

To check your work you can now multiply the whole number in mixed fraction by the denominator (1 x 6) and add this to the numerator (the 1 in the 1/7) you will get 7/6. This is a good way to check that you have the right mixed fraction.

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