1 1/2 divided by 1/2
\dfrac{ 1\frac{1}{2} } {\frac{1}{2} }\\\\ =\dfrac{ 1+\frac{1}{2} } {\frac{1}{2} }\\\\ =\dfrac{ 1 } {\frac{1}{2} } +\dfrac{ \frac{1}{2} } {\frac{1}{2} }\\\\ =\dfrac{ 1 } {\frac{1}{2} } +1\\\\ =1\cdot \frac{2}{1} } +1\\ = 2+1\\ =3
or
11212=3212=32⋅21=3