What is 15 divided by 8/9

The correct answer is 16.875 or 135/8

The first step is to put the two numbers into fractions. To do this, just divide 15 by 1 making it 15/1 and 8/9. Your new equation is 15/1 divided by 8/9. The next step is to keep, change, flip. You keep 15/1 as 15/1, change division to multiplication and flip 8/9 to 9/8. Now you have 15/1 x 9/8. Multiply the two numbers and you will then get 135/8 or 16.875 if you want it to be a decimal.

The answer is 16.875