Write the fraction as mixed number 15/8
8 goes into 15 one time so you put a one and subtract 8 from 15 to get 7 so that is the new numerator ( the number on top of the denominator(8)) so the new fraction is 1 7/8
15/8 as a mixed number1) divide 15 by 815÷ 8 = 1 and 7 left2) Simplify 1 \(\frac{7}{8}\) = mixed fraction Check your work8 x 1 = 8 8 + 7 = 15 15/8The answer is correct