20/17 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

20/17 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 20/17 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

20/17 as a Decimal
20/17 = 1.1765
Hence,
20/17 as a decimal equals to 1.1765
where,
20/17 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 20/17 is 1.1765

20/17 as a Mixed Number
20/17 = (17 + 3)/17
= 17/17 + 3/17
= 1 + 3/17
= 1 3/17
20/17 = 1 3/17

Hence,
20/17 as a mixed number is 1 ³/₁₇
where,
20/17 is a given fraction,
1 ³/₁₇ is the mixed number representation of 20/17.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 20/17 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 20/17

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 20/17.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 20/17, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 20/17
= 17 + 3/17

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 17/17 + 3/17

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 17/17 + 3/17
= 1 + 3/17
1 + 3/17 can be written as a mixed number 1 ³/₁₇.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/17 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.1765
= 1.1765
20/17 = 1.1765

Hence,
20/17 as a decimal is 1.1765
20/17 as a mixed number is 1 ³/₁₇