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What is 8.5 as a fraction?

What is 8.5 as a fraction?-example-1
User Teck Wei
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8 1/2? Or 17/2?
The first answer would be a mixed fraction.
User Dan Solovay
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Ted could have any value larger than 8.5. We could say, for instance, that Ted's pencil is 8.75 centimeters. The value of 8.5 as a fraction would be
8 (1)/(2) .
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