142/116 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

142/116 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 142/116 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

142/116 as a Decimal
142/116 = 1.2241
Hence,
142/116 as a decimal equals to 1.2241
where,
142/116 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 142/116 is 1.2241

142/116 as a Mixed Number
142/116 = (116 + 26)/116
= 116/116 + 26/116
= 1 + 26/116
= 1 26/116
142/116 = 1 26/116

Hence,
142/116 as a mixed number is 1 ²⁶/₁₁₆
where,
142/116 is a given fraction,
1 ²⁶/₁₁₆ is the mixed number representation of 142/116.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 142/116 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 142/116

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 142/116.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 142/116, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 142/116
= 116 + 26/116

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 116/116 + 26/116

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 116/116 + 26/116
= 1 + 26/116
= 1 + 13 x 2/58 x 2
= 1 + 13/58
1 + 13/58 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹³/₅₈.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 13/58 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.2241
= 1.2241
142/116 = 1.2241

Hence,
142/116 as a decimal is 1.2241
142/116 as a mixed number is 1 ¹³/₅₈