130/138 as a Decimal

130/138 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 130/138 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

130/138 as a Decimal
130/138 = 0.942
Hence,
130/138 as a decimal equals to 0.942
where,
130/138 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 130/138 is 0.942

130/138 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 130/138 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 130 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 138.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 130/138 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 130/138

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 130/138.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 130/138, 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 130/138.
= 130/138 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 130/138 x 1/10
= 1300/138 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1300/138 x 1/10
= 1242 + 58/138 x 1/10
= ( 1242/138 + 58/138) x 1/10
= (9 + 58/138 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 58/138 in the above expression:
= (9 + 58/138 ) x 1/10
= (9 + 0.42) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (9 + 0.42) x 1/10
= 9.42 x 1/10
= 9.42/10
130/138= 0.942

Hence,
130/138 as a decimal is 0.942