Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 = 2/12 3/4 = (2 × 4 + 3)/4 = 11/4
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 11)/(1 × 4) = 22/4
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 2: 22/4 = 11/2
- Write it as a mixed number11 ÷ 2 = 5 remainder 1, so 11/2 = 5 1/2
Check: 11/2 ÷ 11/4 = 2 ✓