135/360 as a Decimal

135/360 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 135/360 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

135/360 as a Decimal
135/360 = 0.375
Hence,
135/360 as a decimal equals to 0.375
where,
135/360 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 135/360 is 0.375

135/360 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 135/360 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 135 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 360.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 135/360 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 135/360

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 135/360.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 135/360, 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 135/360.
= 135/360 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 135/360 x 1/10
= 1350/360 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1350/360 x 1/10
= 1080 + 270/360 x 1/10
= ( 1080/360 + 270/360) x 1/10
= (3 + 270/360 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 270/360 in the above expression:
= (3 + 270/360 ) x 1/10
= (3 + 0.75) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (3 + 0.75) x 1/10
= 3.75 x 1/10
= 3.75/10
135/360= 0.375

Hence,
135/360 as a decimal is 0.375