240/324 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 240/324 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
240/324 as a Decimal
240/324 = 0.7407
Hence,
240/324 as a decimal equals to 0.7407
where,
240/324 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 240/324 is 0.7407
240/324 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 240/324 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 240 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 324.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 240/324 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 240/324
What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 240/324.
step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 240/324, 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 240/324.
= 240/324 x 10/10
step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 240/324 x 1/10
= 2400/324 x 1/10
step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2400/324 x 1/10
= 2268 + 132/324 x 1/10
= ( 2268/324 + 132/324) x 1/10
= (7 + 132/324 ) x 1/10
step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 132/324 in the above expression:
= (7 + 132/324 ) x 1/10
= (7 + 0.407) x 1/10
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (7 + 0.407) x 1/10
= 7.407 x 1/10
= 7.407/10
240/324= 0.7407
Hence,
240/324 as a decimal is 0.7407