How do you simplify $8 div 2 1/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-06-09T07:59:39

$3 1/5$

$8 div 2 1/2" "larr$ change to improper fractions

$=8/1 div 5/2" "larr$ multiply by the reciprocal

$= 8/1 xx2/5" "larr$ multiply straight across

$= 16/5$

$= 3 1/5$

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