120/122 as a Decimal

120/122 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 120/122 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

120/122 as a Decimal
120/122 = 0.9836
Hence,
120/122 as a decimal equals to 0.9836
where,
120/122 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 120/122 is 0.9836

120/122 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 120/122 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 120 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 122.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 120/122 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 120/122

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 120/122.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 120/122, 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 120/122.
= 120/122 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 120/122 x 1/10
= 1200/122 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1200/122 x 1/10
= 1098 + 102/122 x 1/10
= ( 1098/122 + 102/122) x 1/10
= (9 + 102/122 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 102/122 in the above expression:
= (9 + 102/122 ) x 1/10
= (9 + 0.836) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (9 + 0.836) x 1/10
= 9.836 x 1/10
= 9.836/10
120/122= 0.9836

Hence,
120/122 as a decimal is 0.9836