15/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

15/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 15/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

15/2 as a Decimal Expansion
15/2 = 7.5
Hence,
15/2 as a decimal equals to 7.5
where,
15/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 15/2 is 7.5

15/2 as a Mixed Number
15/2 = (14 + 1)/2
= 14/2 + 1/2
= 7 + 1/2
= 7 1/2
15/2 = 7 1/2

Hence,
15/2 as a mixed number is 7 ¹/₂
where,
15/2 is a given fraction,
7 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 15/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 15/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 15/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 15/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 15/2 x 5/5
= 75/10


step 3 The numerator 75 of fraction 75/10 can also be expressed as 75.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 75/10
= 7.5

Hence,
15/2 as a decimal is 7.5