142/66 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

142/66 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 142/66 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

142/66 as a Decimal
142/66 = 2.1515
Hence,
142/66 as a decimal equals to 2.1515
where,
142/66 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 142/66 is 2.1515

142/66 as a Mixed Number
142/66 = (132 + 10)/66
= 132/66 + 10/66
= 2 + 10/66
= 2 10/66
142/66 = 2 10/66

Hence,
142/66 as a mixed number is 2 ¹⁰/₆₆
where,
142/66 is a given fraction,
2 ¹⁰/₆₆ is the mixed number representation of 142/66.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 142/66 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 142/66

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 142/66.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 142/66, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 142/66
= 132 + 10/66
= (2 x 66) + 10/66

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 66)/66 + 10/66

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 66/66 + 10/66
= 2 + 10/66
= 2 + 5 x 2/33 x 2
= 2 + 5/33
2 + 5/33 can be written as a mixed number 2 ⁵/₃₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 5/33 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.1515
= 2.1515
142/66 = 2.1515

Hence,
142/66 as a decimal is 2.1515
142/66 as a mixed number is 2 ⁵/₃₃