13/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

13/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 13/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

13/5 as a Decimal Expansion
13/5 = 2.6
Hence,
13/5 as a decimal equals to 2.6
where,
13/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 13/5 is 2.6

13/5 as a Mixed Number
13/5 = (10 + 3)/5
= 10/5 + 3/5
= 2 + 3/5
= 2 3/5
13/5 = 2 3/5

Hence,
13/5 as a mixed number is 2 ³/₅
where,
13/5 is a given fraction,
2 ³/₅ is the mixed number representation of 13/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 13/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 13/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 13/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 13/5 x 2/2
= 26/10


step 3 The numerator 26 of fraction 26/10 can also be expressed as 26.00. 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.
= 26/10
= 2.6

Hence,
13/5 as a decimal is 2.6