126/80 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

126/80 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 126/80 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

126/80 as a Decimal
126/80 = 1.575
Hence,
126/80 as a decimal equals to 1.575
where,
126/80 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 126/80 is 1.575

126/80 as a Mixed Number
126/80 = (80 + 46)/80
= 80/80 + 46/80
= 1 + 46/80
= 1 46/80
126/80 = 1 46/80

Hence,
126/80 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴⁶/₈₀
where,
126/80 is a given fraction,
1 ⁴⁶/₈₀ is the mixed number representation of 126/80.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 126/80 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 126/80

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 126/80.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 126/80, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 126/80
= 80 + 46/80

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 80/80 + 46/80

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 80/80 + 46/80
= 1 + 46/80
= 1 + 23 x 2/40 x 2
= 1 + 23/40
1 + 23/40 can be written as a mixed number 1 ²³/₄₀.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 23/40 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 25 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (23/40 x 25/25)
= 1 + 575/1000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.575
= 1.575
126/80 = 1.575

Hence,
126/80 as a decimal is 1.575
126/80 as a mixed number is 1 ²³/₄₀