159/60 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

159/60 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 159/60 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

159/60 as a Decimal
159/60 = 2.65
Hence,
159/60 as a decimal equals to 2.65
where,
159/60 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 159/60 is 2.65

159/60 as a Mixed Number
159/60 = (120 + 39)/60
= 120/60 + 39/60
= 2 + 39/60
= 2 39/60
159/60 = 2 39/60

Hence,
159/60 as a mixed number is 2 ³⁹/₆₀
where,
159/60 is a given fraction,
2 ³⁹/₆₀ is the mixed number representation of 159/60.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 159/60 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 159/60

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 159/60.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 159/60, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 159/60
= 120 + 39/60
= (2 x 60) + 39/60

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 60)/60 + 39/60

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 60/60 + 39/60
= 2 + 39/60
= 2 + 13 x 3/20 x 3
= 2 + 13/20
2 + 13/20 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹³/₂₀.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 13/20 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 2 + (13/20 x 5/5)
= 2 + 65/100

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + 0.65
= 2.65
159/60 = 2.65

Hence,
159/60 as a decimal is 2.65
159/60 as a mixed number is 2 ¹³/₂₀