142/88 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

142/88 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 142/88 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

142/88 as a Decimal
142/88 = 1.6136
Hence,
142/88 as a decimal equals to 1.6136
where,
142/88 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 142/88 is 1.6136

142/88 as a Mixed Number
142/88 = (88 + 54)/88
= 88/88 + 54/88
= 1 + 54/88
= 1 54/88
142/88 = 1 54/88

Hence,
142/88 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵⁴/₈₈
where,
142/88 is a given fraction,
1 ⁵⁴/₈₈ is the mixed number representation of 142/88.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 142/88 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 142/88

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 142/88.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 142/88, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 142/88
= 88 + 54/88

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 88/88 + 54/88

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 88/88 + 54/88
= 1 + 54/88
= 1 + 27 x 2/44 x 2
= 1 + 27/44
1 + 27/44 can be written as a mixed number 1 ²⁷/₄₄.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 27/44 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.6136
= 1.6136
142/88 = 1.6136

Hence,
142/88 as a decimal is 1.6136
142/88 as a mixed number is 1 ²⁷/₄₄