20/8 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

20/8 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 20/8 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

20/8 as a Decimal
20/8 = 2.5
Hence,
20/8 as a decimal equals to 2.5
where,
20/8 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 20/8 is 2.5

20/8 as a Mixed Number
20/8 = (16 + 4)/8
= 16/8 + 4/8
= 2 + 4/8
= 2 4/8
20/8 = 2 4/8

Hence,
20/8 as a mixed number is 2 ⁴/₈
where,
20/8 is a given fraction,
2 ⁴/₈ is the mixed number representation of 20/8.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 20/8 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 20/8

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 20/8.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 20/8, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 20/8
= 16 + 4/8
= (2 x 8) + 4/8

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 8)/8 + 4/8

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 8/8 + 4/8
= 2 + 4/8
= 2 + 1 x 4/2 x 4
= 2 + 1/2
2 + 1/2 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹/₂.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/2 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 2 + (1/2 x 5/5)
= 2 + 5/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + 0.5
= 2.5
20/8 = 2.5

Hence,
20/8 as a decimal is 2.5
20/8 as a mixed number is 2 ¹/₂