What is 8 1/2 divided by 2?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   8 1/2 = (8 × 2 + 1)/2 = 17/2
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   17/2 ÷ 2/1 = 17/2 × 1/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (17 × 1)/(2 × 2) = 17/4
4. Write it as a mixed number
   17 ÷ 4 = 4 remainder 1, so 17/4 = 4 1/4

Check: 17/4 × 2 = 17/2 ✓

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