namely, how many times does ½ goes into 8¼.
well, we'll first change the mixed fraction to an "improper" one and then do the division,
[tex]\bf \stackrel{mixed}{8\frac{1}{4}}\implies\cfrac{8\cdot 4+1}{4}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{33}{4}}
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\cfrac{\quad \frac{33}{4}\quad }{\frac{1}{2}}\implies \cfrac{33}{4}\cdot \cfrac{2}{1}\implies \cfrac{33}{2}\cdot \cfrac{1}{1}\implies \cfrac{33}{2}\implies 16\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
so, nevermind the fraction bit, only 16 whole ones.
