126/96 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

126/96 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 126/96 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

126/96 as a Decimal
126/96 = 1.3125
Hence,
126/96 as a decimal equals to 1.3125
where,
126/96 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 126/96 is 1.3125

126/96 as a Mixed Number
126/96 = (96 + 30)/96
= 96/96 + 30/96
= 1 + 30/96
= 1 30/96
126/96 = 1 30/96

Hence,
126/96 as a mixed number is 1 ³⁰/₉₆
where,
126/96 is a given fraction,
1 ³⁰/₉₆ is the mixed number representation of 126/96.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 126/96 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 126/96

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 126/96.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 126/96, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 126/96
= 96 + 30/96

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 96/96 + 30/96

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 96/96 + 30/96
= 1 + 30/96
= 1 + 5 x 6/16 x 6
= 1 + 5/16
1 + 5/16 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁵/₁₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 5/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (5/16 x 625/625)
= 1 + 3125/10000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.3125
= 1.3125
126/96 = 1.3125

Hence,
126/96 as a decimal is 1.3125
126/96 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₁₆