124/118 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

124/118 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 124/118 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

124/118 as a Decimal
124/118 = 1.0508
Hence,
124/118 as a decimal equals to 1.0508
where,
124/118 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 124/118 is 1.0508

124/118 as a Mixed Number
124/118 = (118 + 6)/118
= 118/118 + 6/118
= 1 + 6/118
= 1 6/118
124/118 = 1 6/118

Hence,
124/118 as a mixed number is 1 ⁶/₁₁₈
where,
124/118 is a given fraction,
1 ⁶/₁₁₈ is the mixed number representation of 124/118.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 124/118 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 124/118

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 124/118.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 124/118, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 124/118
= 118 + 6/118

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 118/118 + 6/118

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 118/118 + 6/118
= 1 + 6/118
= 1 + 3 x 2/59 x 2
= 1 + 3/59
1 + 3/59 can be written as a mixed number 1 ³/₅₉.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/59 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.0508
= 1.0508
124/118 = 1.0508

Hence,
124/118 as a decimal is 1.0508
124/118 as a mixed number is 1 ³/₅₉