155/216 as a Decimal

155/216 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 155/216 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

155/216 as a Decimal
155/216 = 0.7176
Hence,
155/216 as a decimal equals to 0.7176
where,
155/216 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 155/216 is 0.7176

155/216 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 155/216 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 155 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 216.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 155/216 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 155/216

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 155/216.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 155/216, 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 155/216.
= 155/216 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 155/216 x 1/10
= 1550/216 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1550/216 x 1/10
= 1512 + 38/216 x 1/10
= ( 1512/216 + 38/216) x 1/10
= (7 + 38/216 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 38/216 in the above expression:
= (7 + 38/216 ) x 1/10
= (7 + 0.176) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (7 + 0.176) x 1/10
= 7.176 x 1/10
= 7.176/10
155/216= 0.7176

Hence,
155/216 as a decimal is 0.7176