138/96 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

138/96 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 138/96 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

138/96 as a Decimal
138/96 = 1.4375
Hence,
138/96 as a decimal equals to 1.4375
where,
138/96 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 138/96 is 1.4375

138/96 as a Mixed Number
138/96 = (96 + 42)/96
= 96/96 + 42/96
= 1 + 42/96
= 1 42/96
138/96 = 1 42/96

Hence,
138/96 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴²/₉₆
where,
138/96 is a given fraction,
1 ⁴²/₉₆ is the mixed number representation of 138/96.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 138/96 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 138/96

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 138/96.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 138/96, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 138/96
= 96 + 42/96

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 96/96 + 42/96

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 96/96 + 42/96
= 1 + 42/96
= 1 + 7 x 6/16 x 6
= 1 + 7/16
1 + 7/16 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁷/₁₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 7/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (7/16 x 625/625)
= 1 + 4375/10000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.4375
= 1.4375
138/96 = 1.4375

Hence,
138/96 as a decimal is 1.4375
138/96 as a mixed number is 1 ⁷/₁₆