How do you divide #2\frac { 1} { 2} \div \frac { 17} { 7}#?

1 Answer
Dec 20, 2016

The answer is #35/34# or #1 1/34#

Explanation:

First convert mixed fractions into improper fraction..
To do this simply multiply the denominator of mixed fraction by the whole number(2 in this case) and add it to the numerator divided by the denominator is our improper fraction..#(2*2+1)/2#=#5/2#
Now #2 1/2# ÷ #17/2#
=#5/2#*#7/17#
=#35/34# or #1 1/34#