What is 8.5 as a mixed number in simplest form

Find the values of y: 3y^3(y^2+ 2/3y)=0

Let hh represent the number of hummingbirds and ss represent the number of sunbirds that must pollinate the colony so it can survive until next year. 6h+4s > 746h+4s> 74 this year, 88 hummingbirds pollinated the colony. what is the least number of sunbirds that must pollinate the colony to ensure that it will survive until next year?

1yd 1 ft = 1 1/12 1 1/3 1 1/2 1 1/6