To express the division of 15 by 8 as a fraction, you simply write it in fraction form like this:
15/8
This means that 15 is the numerator (the top part of the fraction) and 8 is the denominator (the bottom part of the fraction).
In proper fraction terms, since 15 is greater than 8, this fraction is considered an improper fraction. You can also convert it into a mixed number:
- First, divide 15 by 8, which gives you 1 with a remainder of 7.
- This means that 15 divided by 8 equals 1 with a remainder of 7.
Thus, you can express the mixed number as:
1 7/8
Therefore, you can represent 15 divided by 8 either as the improper fraction 15/8 or the mixed number 1 7/8.