13/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

13/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 13/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

13/2 as a Decimal Expansion
13/2 = 6.5
Hence,
13/2 as a decimal equals to 6.5
where,
13/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 13/2 is 6.5

13/2 as a Mixed Number
13/2 = (12 + 1)/2
= 12/2 + 1/2
= 6 + 1/2
= 6 1/2
13/2 = 6 1/2

Hence,
13/2 as a mixed number is 6 ¹/₂
where,
13/2 is a given fraction,
6 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 13/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 13/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 13/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 13/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 13/2 x 5/5
= 65/10


step 3 The numerator 65 of fraction 65/10 can also be expressed as 65.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 65/10
= 6.5

Hence,
13/2 as a decimal is 6.5