18/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

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.

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