216/248 as a Decimal

216/248 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 216/248 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

216/248 as a Decimal
216/248 = 0.871
Hence,
216/248 as a decimal equals to 0.871
where,
216/248 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 216/248 is 0.871

216/248 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 216/248 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 216 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 248.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 216/248 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 216/248

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 216/248.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 216/248, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 216/248.
= 216/248 x 10/10

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 216/248 x 1/10
= 2160/248 x 1/10

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2160/248 x 1/10
= 1984 + 176/248 x 1/10
= ( 1984/248 + 176/248) x 1/10
= (8 + 176/248 ) x 1/10

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 176/248 in the above expression:
= (8 + 176/248 ) x 1/10
= (8 + 0.71) x 1/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (8 + 0.71) x 1/10
= 8.71 x 1/10
= 8.71/10
216/248= 0.871

Hence,
216/248 as a decimal is 0.871