Solve 8,5/2,5

$$8,5 / 2,5$$

Evaluate

$$2,125$$

Solution Steps

Expand \frac{8,5}{2} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 10.

$$\frac{85}{20}\times 0,5$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{85}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{17}{4}\times 0,5$$

Convert decimal number 0,5 to fraction \frac{5}{10}. Reduce the fraction \frac{5}{10} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 5.

$$\frac{17}{4}\times \frac{1}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{17}{4} times \frac{1}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{17\times 1}{4\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{17\times 1}{4\times 2}.

$$\frac{17}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{17}{2 ^ {3}} = 2\frac{1}{8} = 2.125$$