Solve 8/9/frac{1{2}}

$$\frac{ \frac{ 8 }{ 9 } }{ \frac{ 1 }{ 2 } }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{16}{9}\approx 1.777777778$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{8}{9} by \frac{1}{2} by multiplying \frac{8}{9} by the reciprocal of \frac{1}{2}.

$$\frac{8}{9}\times 2$$

Express \frac{8}{9}\times 2 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{8\times 2}{9}$$

Multiply 8 and 2 to get 16.

$$\frac{16}{9}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 ^ {4}}{3 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{7}{9} = 1.7777777777777777$$