159/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

159/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 159/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

159/20 as a Decimal
159/20 = 7.95
Hence,
159/20 as a decimal equals to 7.95
where,
159/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 159/20 is 7.95

159/20 as a Mixed Number
159/20 = (140 + 19)/20
= 140/20 + 19/20
= 7 + 19/20
= 7 19/20
159/20 = 7 19/20

Hence,
159/20 as a mixed number is 7 ¹⁹/₂₀
where,
159/20 is a given fraction,
7 ¹⁹/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 159/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 159/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 159/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 159/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 159/20 x 5/5
= 795/100


step 3 The numerator 795 of fraction 795/100 can also be expressed as 7.95. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 795/100
= 7.95

Hence,
159/20 as a decimal is 7.95