118/342 as a Decimal

118/342 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 118/342 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

118/342 as a Decimal
118/342 = 0.345
Hence,
118/342 as a decimal equals to 0.345
where,
118/342 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 118/342 is 0.345

118/342 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 118/342 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 118 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 342.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 118/342 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 118/342

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 118/342.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 118/342, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 118/342.
= 118/342 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 118/342 x 1/10
= 1180/342 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1180/342 x 1/10
= 1026 + 154/342 x 1/10
= ( 1026/342 + 154/342) x 1/10
= (3 + 154/342 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 154/342 in the above expression:
= (3 + 154/342 ) x 1/10
= (3 + 0.45) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (3 + 0.45) x 1/10
= 3.45 x 1/10
= 3.45/10
118/342= 0.345

Hence,
118/342 as a decimal is 0.345