What is 5 over 2 simplified?

5 over 2 simplified means that you want 5 over 2 in its simplest term possible, keeping the same value. We will answer the "what is 5 over 2 simplified?" question a couple of different ways. As you may know, 5 over 2 is the same as the fraction 5/2, which is the same as 5 divided by 2.

To solve any problem such as 5 over 2, we first divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor. Then, we have the answer if the answer is a proper fraction. If it is not a proper fraction, then we would make the improper fraction into a mixed number. Anyway, 5 over 2 simplified as much as possible is:

2 1/2

Like we said above, 5 over 2 is the same as 5 divided by 2 which equals 2.5. You may want to reduce and simplify that too? Here is 5 over 2 simplified (rounded) as a decimal to the nearest hundredth:

2.50

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