118/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

118/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 118/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

118/20 as a Decimal
118/20 = 5.9
Hence,
118/20 as a decimal equals to 5.9
where,
118/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 118/20 is 5.9

118/20 as a Mixed Number
118/20 = (100 + 18)/20
= 100/20 + 18/20
= 5 + 18/20
= 5 18/20
118/20 = 5 18/20

Hence,
118/20 as a mixed number is 5 ¹⁸/₂₀
where,
118/20 is a given fraction,
5 ¹⁸/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 118/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 118/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 118/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 118/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 118/20 x 5/5
= 590/100


step 3 The numerator 590 of fraction 590/100 can also be expressed as 5.9. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 590/100
= 5.9

Hence,
118/20 as a decimal is 5.9