142/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

142/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 142/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

142/20 as a Decimal
142/20 = 7.1
Hence,
142/20 as a decimal equals to 7.1
where,
142/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 142/20 is 7.1

142/20 as a Mixed Number
142/20 = (140 + 2)/20
= 140/20 + 2/20
= 7 + 2/20
= 7 2/20
142/20 = 7 2/20

Hence,
142/20 as a mixed number is 7 ²/₂₀
where,
142/20 is a given fraction,
7 ²/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 142/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 142/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 142/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 142/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 142/20 x 5/5
= 710/100


step 3 The numerator 710 of fraction 710/100 can also be expressed as 7.1. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 710/100
= 7.1

Hence,
142/20 as a decimal is 7.1