150/60 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

150/60 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 150/60 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

150/60 as a Decimal
150/60 = 2.5
Hence,
150/60 as a decimal equals to 2.5
where,
150/60 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 150/60 is 2.5

150/60 as a Mixed Number
150/60 = (120 + 30)/60
= 120/60 + 30/60
= 2 + 30/60
= 2 30/60
150/60 = 2 30/60

Hence,
150/60 as a mixed number is 2 ³⁰/₆₀
where,
150/60 is a given fraction,
2 ³⁰/₆₀ is the mixed number representation of 150/60.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 150/60 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 150/60

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 150/60.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 150/60, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 150/60
= 120 + 30/60
= (2 x 60) + 30/60

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 60)/60 + 30/60

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 60/60 + 30/60
= 2 + 30/60
= 2 + 1 x 30/2 x 30
= 2 + 1/2
2 + 1/2 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹/₂.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/2 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 2 + (1/2 x 5/5)
= 2 + 5/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + 0.5
= 2.5
150/60 = 2.5

Hence,
150/60 as a decimal is 2.5
150/60 as a mixed number is 2 ¹/₂