14/9 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

14/9 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 14/9 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

14/9 as a Decimal Expansion
14/9 = 1.5556
Hence,
14/9 as a decimal equals to 1.5556
where,
14/9 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 14/9 is 1.5556

14/9 as a Mixed Number
14/9 = (9 + 5)/9
= 9/9 + 5/9
= 1 + 5/9
= 1 5/9
14/9 = 1 5/9

Hence,
14/9 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₉
where,
14/9 is a given fraction,
1 ⁵/₉ is the mixed number representation of 14/9.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 14/9 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 14/9

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 14/9.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 14/9, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 14/9
= 9 + 5/9

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 9/9 + 5/9

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 9/9 + 5/9
= 1 + 5/9
1 + 5/9 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁵/₉.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 5/9 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 5/9. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 5/9.
= 1 + (5/9 x 10/10)

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + (50/9 x 1/10)
= 1 + (45 + 5/9 x 1/10)
= 1 + [(45/9 + 5/9 ) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(5 + 5/9) x 1/10]

step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 5/9 in the above expression:
= 1 + [(5 + 5/9) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(5 + 0.56) x 1/10]
= 1 + (5.56 x 1/10)
= 1 + 5.56/10
= 1 + 0.556

step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 1 + 0.556
= 1.556
14/9 = 1.556

Hence,
14/9 as a decimal is 1.556
14/9 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₉