15/14 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 15/14 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
15/14 as a Decimal Expansion
15/14 = 1.0714
Hence,
15/14 as a decimal equals to 1.0714
where,
15/14 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 15/14 is 1.0714
15/14 as a Mixed Number
15/14 = (14 + 1)/14
= 14/14 + 1/14
= 1 + 1/14
= 1 1/14
15/14 = 1 1/14
Hence,
15/14 as a mixed number is 1 1/14
where,
15/14 is a given fraction,
1 1/14 is the mixed number representation of 15/14.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 15/14 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 15/14
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 15/14.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 15/14, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 15/14
= 14 + 1/14
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 14/14 + 1/14
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 + 1/14
1 + 1/14 can be written as a mixed number 1 1/14
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/14 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 1/14. Since the denominator is having 1 more digit than the numerator, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 1/14.
= 1 + (1/14 x 100/100)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + (100/14 x 1/100)
= 1 + (98 + 2/14 x 1/100)
= 1 + [(98/14 + 2/14 ) x 1/100]
= 1 + [(7 + 2/14) x 1/100]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 2/14 in the above expression:
= 1 + [(7 + 2/14) x 1/100]
= 1 + [(7 + 0.14) x 1/100]
= 1 + (7.14 x 1/100)
= 1 + 7.14/100
= 1 + 0.0714
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 1 + 0.0714
= 1.0714
15/14 = 1.0714
Hence,
15/14 as a decimal is 1.0714
15/14 as a mixed number is 1 1/14