5/2 as a Mixed Number

5/2 as a mixed number is 2 1/2.

How to convert 5/2 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 5 ÷ 2 = 2 with a remainder of 1.
  2. The quotient 2 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 1 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 2: 2 1/2.
  4. 1/2 is already in lowest terms, so the answer is 2 1/2.

Check: convert 2 1/2 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 2 × 2 + 1 = 5, so 2 1/2 = 5/2.

As a decimal, 5/2 = 2.5.

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See also: GCF and LCM of 2 and 5.

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