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What is 3 3/4 divided by 2?

Answer
3 3/4 ÷ 2 = 1 78
Fraction
158
Mixed number
1 78
Decimal
1.875
Percent
187.5%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    3 3/4 = (3 × 4 + 3)/4 = 15/4
    2 = 2/1
  2. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    15/4 ÷ 2/1 = 15/4 × 1/2
  3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (15 × 1)/(4 × 2) = 15/8
  4. Write it as a mixed number
    15 ÷ 8 = 1 remainder 7, so 15/8 = 1 7/8

Check: 15/8 × 2 = 15/4 ✓

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15/4
2
= 15/8

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    What is 3 3/4 divided by 2?

    3 3/4 divided by 2 is 1 7/8, which is 15/8 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 1.875.

    How do you work out 3 3/4 ÷ 2?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.

    What is 3 3/4 divided by 2 as an improper fraction?

    15/8.