21/18 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

21/18 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 21/18 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

21/18 as a Decimal
21/18 = 1.1667
Hence,
21/18 as a decimal equals to 1.1667
where,
21/18 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 21/18 is 1.1667

21/18 as a Mixed Number
21/18 = (18 + 3)/18
= 18/18 + 3/18
= 1 + 3/18
= 1 3/18
21/18 = 1 3/18

Hence,
21/18 as a mixed number is 1 ³/₁₈
where,
21/18 is a given fraction,
1 ³/₁₈ is the mixed number representation of 21/18.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 21/18 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 21/18

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 21/18.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 21/18, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 21/18
= 18 + 3/18

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 18/18 + 3/18

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 18/18 + 3/18
= 1 + 3/18
= 1 + 1 x 3/6 x 3
= 1 + 1/6
1 + 1/6 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/6 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.1667
= 1.1667
21/18 = 1.1667

Hence,
21/18 as a decimal is 1.1667
21/18 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₆