20/15 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

20/15 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 20/15 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

20/15 as a Decimal
20/15 = 1.3333
Hence,
20/15 as a decimal equals to 1.3333
where,
20/15 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 20/15 is 1.3333

20/15 as a Mixed Number
20/15 = (15 + 5)/15
= 15/15 + 5/15
= 1 + 5/15
= 1 5/15
20/15 = 1 5/15

Hence,
20/15 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₁₅
where,
20/15 is a given fraction,
1 ⁵/₁₅ is the mixed number representation of 20/15.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 20/15 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 20/15

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 20/15.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 20/15, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 20/15
= 15 + 5/15

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 15/15 + 5/15

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 15/15 + 5/15
= 1 + 5/15
= 1 + 1 x 5/3 x 5
= 1 + 1/3
1 + 1/3 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/3 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.3333
= 1.3333
20/15 = 1.3333

Hence,
20/15 as a decimal is 1.3333
20/15 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₃