What is 5 1/2 divided by 2?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   5 1/2 = (5 × 2 + 1)/2 = 11/2
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   11/2 ÷ 2/1 = 11/2 × 1/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (11 × 1)/(2 × 2) = 11/4
4. Write it as a mixed number
   11 ÷ 4 = 2 remainder 3, so 11/4 = 2 3/4

Check: 11/4 × 2 = 11/2 ✓

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