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    18/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

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    18/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 18/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

    18/5 as a Decimal Expansion
    18/5 = 3.6
    Hence,
    18/5 as a decimal equals to 3.6
    where,
    18/5 is a given fraction,
    The decimal expansion of 18/5 is 3.6

    18/5 as a Mixed Number
    18/5 = (15 + 3)/5
    = 15/5 + 3/5
    = 3 + 3/5
    = 3 3/5
    18/5 = 3 3/5

    Hence,
    18/5 as a mixed number is 3 3/5
    where,
    18/5 is a given fraction,
    3 3/5 is the mixed number representation of 18/5.

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    How-to: 18/5 as a Decimal

    The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 18/5 as a decimal equivalent.
    step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
    Input values:
    The fraction = 18/5

    What to be found:
    Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 18/5.


    step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
    = 18/5 x 2/2
    = 36/10


    step 3 The numerator 36 of fraction 36/10 can also be expressed as 36.00. 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.
    = 36/10
    = 3.6

    Hence,
    18/5 as a decimal is 3.6


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