8.5 as a FRACTION

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

 


The video explains how to convert 8.5 (eight and five-tenths) into a fraction.


Write 8.5 over 1.

Multiply the numerator and denominator by 10 to move the decimal, giving 85/10.

Simplify by dividing both numbers by 5, resulting in 17/2.

Convert 17/2 to a mixed number by dividing 17 by 2, which equals 8 remainder 1, or .


Final answer:

Improper fraction: 17/2

Mixed number:


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