142/140 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

142/140 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 142/140 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

142/140 as a Decimal
142/140 = 1.0143
Hence,
142/140 as a decimal equals to 1.0143
where,
142/140 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 142/140 is 1.0143

142/140 as a Mixed Number
142/140 = (140 + 2)/140
= 140/140 + 2/140
= 1 + 2/140
= 1 2/140
142/140 = 1 2/140

Hence,
142/140 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₁₄₀
where,
142/140 is a given fraction,
1 ²/₁₄₀ is the mixed number representation of 142/140.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 142/140 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 142/140

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 142/140.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 142/140, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 142/140
= 140 + 2/140

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 140/140 + 2/140

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 140/140 + 2/140
= 1 + 2/140
= 1 + 1 x 2/70 x 2
= 1 + 1/70
1 + 1/70 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₇₀.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/70 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.0143
= 1.0143
142/140 = 1.0143

Hence,
142/140 as a decimal is 1.0143
142/140 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₇₀