158/188 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 158/188 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
158/188 as a Decimal
158/188 = 0.8404
Hence,
158/188 as a decimal equals to 0.8404
where,
158/188 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 158/188 is 0.8404
158/188 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 158/188 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 158 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 188.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 158/188 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 158/188
What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 158/188.
step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 158/188, 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 158/188.
= 158/188 x 10/10
step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 158/188 x 1/10
= 1580/188 x 1/10
step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1580/188 x 1/10
= 1504 + 76/188 x 1/10
= ( 1504/188 + 76/188) x 1/10
= (8 + 76/188 ) x 1/10
step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 76/188 in the above expression:
= (8 + 76/188 ) x 1/10
= (8 + 0.404) x 1/10
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (8 + 0.404) x 1/10
= 8.404 x 1/10
= 8.404/10
158/188= 0.8404
Hence,
158/188 as a decimal is 0.8404