150/120 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

150/120 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 150/120 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

150/120 as a Decimal
150/120 = 1.25
Hence,
150/120 as a decimal equals to 1.25
where,
150/120 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 150/120 is 1.25

150/120 as a Mixed Number
150/120 = (120 + 30)/120
= 120/120 + 30/120
= 1 + 30/120
= 1 30/120
150/120 = 1 30/120

Hence,
150/120 as a mixed number is 1 ³⁰/₁₂₀
where,
150/120 is a given fraction,
1 ³⁰/₁₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 150/120.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 150/120 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 150/120

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 150/120.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 150/120, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 150/120
= 120 + 30/120

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 120/120 + 30/120

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 120/120 + 30/120
= 1 + 30/120
= 1 + 1 x 30/4 x 30
= 1 + 1/4
1 + 1/4 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₄.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/4 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 25 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (1/4 x 25/25)
= 1 + 25/100

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.25
= 1.25
150/120 = 1.25

Hence,
150/120 as a decimal is 1.25
150/120 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₄