Write 3.96 as a mixed number and as an improper fraction. Write your answers in simplest form. mixed number: improper fraction: \( \square \)

To write 3.96 as a mixed number, we can separate the whole number part from the decimal. The whole number is 3, and the decimal 0.96 can be converted to a fraction. Since 0.96 is equivalent to 96/100, we simplify this to 24/25. Therefore, the mixed number is 3 24/25. As for the improper fraction, we can convert the mixed number to an improper fraction by multiplying the whole number by the denominator and adding the numerator. This gives us (3 × 25) + 24 = 75 + 24 = 99, so the improper fraction is 99/25. mixed number: 3 24/25 improper fraction: 99/25