Answer:
Decimal Form:
8.5
Answer:
8 1/2=8.5
Solution by Separating the Parts
8 1/2=8+1/2
We know that
1/2
is the same as
1÷2
Therefore:
8 1/2=8+(1÷2)
Then using
Long Division for 1 divided by 2
we have
=8+0.5=8.5
Fraction in the Simplest Form:
17/2
Solution by Converting to Improper Fraction
8 1/2=8+1/2
=8/1+1/2
=(8/1×2/2)+1/2
=16/2+1/2=17/2
We know that
17/2
