A lottery has a grand prize of 23 1/2 million dollars. There are 4 people who have winning tickets and they share this prize equally. How many millions of dollars does each person get? Express the answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

23 1/2 = 23 + 1 / 2 = 46 / 2 + 1 / 2 = 47 / 2

23 1/2 / 4 = 47 / 2 / 2 = 47 / 2 ∙ 2 = 47 / 4 = 40 / 4 + 7 / 4 = 10 7/4

Answer 2

My typo:

23 1/2 / 4 = 47 / 2 / 2 = 47 / 2 ∙ 2 = 47 / 4 = 44 / 4 + 3 / 4 = 11 3/4

By the way 7/4 = 1 3/4

Write answer as:

23 1/2 / 4 = 47 / 2 / 2 = 47 / 2 ∙ 2 = 47 / 4 = 44 / 4 + 3 / 4 = 11 3/4