17/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

17/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 17/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

17/2 as a Decimal Expansion
17/2 = 8.5
Hence,
17/2 as a decimal equals to 8.5
where,
17/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 17/2 is 8.5

17/2 as a Mixed Number
17/2 = (16 + 1)/2
= 16/2 + 1/2
= 8 + 1/2
= 8 1/2
17/2 = 8 1/2

Hence,
17/2 as a mixed number is 8 ¹/₂
where,
17/2 is a given fraction,
8 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 17/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 17/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 17/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 17/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 17/2 x 5/5
= 85/10


step 3 The numerator 85 of fraction 85/10 can also be expressed as 85.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 85/10
= 8.5

Hence,
17/2 as a decimal is 8.5