42/17 to a mixed number

The fraction 42/17 as a mixed number is 2 8/17

Divide the numerator (42) by the denominator (17): the quotient 2 is the whole part and the remainder 8 is the numerator of the fractional part, over the same denominator. Reduced to lowest terms that gives 2 8/17.

Multiply the whole part by the denominator and add the remainder back: 2 × 17 = 34, and 34 + 8 = 42 — exactly the numerator you started with.

42 ÷ 17 ≈ 2.471.