Question

8.5 as a mixed number in simplest form

Answer 1

   1        17
8 -- or   ----
   2         2 

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Answer 2

8.5 can be made into 8 and 5/10 which then can be simplified to 8 and 1/2. Then multiplying 8 by 2 and adding 1 will give you 17/2