112/72 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

112/72 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 112/72 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

112/72 as a Decimal
112/72 = 1.5556
Hence,
112/72 as a decimal equals to 1.5556
where,
112/72 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 112/72 is 1.5556

112/72 as a Mixed Number
112/72 = (72 + 40)/72
= 72/72 + 40/72
= 1 + 40/72
= 1 40/72
112/72 = 1 40/72

Hence,
112/72 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴⁰/₇₂
where,
112/72 is a given fraction,
1 ⁴⁰/₇₂ is the mixed number representation of 112/72.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 112/72 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 112/72

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 112/72.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 112/72, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 112/72
= 72 + 40/72

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 72/72 + 40/72

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 72/72 + 40/72
= 1 + 40/72
= 1 + 5 x 8/9 x 8
= 1 + 5/9
1 + 5/9 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁵/₉.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 5/9 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.5556
= 1.5556
112/72 = 1.5556

Hence,
112/72 as a decimal is 1.5556
112/72 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₉