155/158 as a Decimal

155/158 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 155/158 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

155/158 as a Decimal
155/158 = 0.981
Hence,
155/158 as a decimal equals to 0.981
where,
155/158 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 155/158 is 0.981

155/158 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 155/158 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 155 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 158.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 155/158 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 155/158

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 155/158.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 155/158, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 155/158.
= 155/158 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 155/158 x 1/10
= 1550/158 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1550/158 x 1/10
= 1422 + 128/158 x 1/10
= ( 1422/158 + 128/158) x 1/10
= (9 + 128/158 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 128/158 in the above expression:
= (9 + 128/158 ) x 1/10
= (9 + 0.81) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (9 + 0.81) x 1/10
= 9.81 x 1/10
= 9.81/10
155/158= 0.981

Hence,
155/158 as a decimal is 0.981