How many eights are in two and a half

How many eights are in two and a half

This is saying how many (1/8) are in 2 1/2

This is saying how many (1/8) are in (5/2). Changing 2 1/2 to improper fraction.

This is solving (5/2) : (1/8)

= 5/2 * 8/1 = 5 * 4 = 20

So there are 20.

There is 20

because

16/8 = 2

4/8 = 1/2