243/48 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
243/48 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 243/48 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
243/48 as a Decimal
243/48 = 5.0625
Hence,
243/48 as a decimal equals to 5.0625
where,
243/48 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 243/48 is 5.0625
243/48 as a Mixed Number
243/48 = (240 + 3)/48
= 240/48 + 3/48
= 5 + 3/48
= 5 3/48
243/48 = 5 3/48
Hence,
243/48 as a mixed number is 5 3/48
where,
243/48 is a given fraction,
5 3/48 is the mixed number representation of 243/48.
How-to: 243/48 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 243/48 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 243/48
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 243/48.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 243/48, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 243/48
= 240 + 3/48
= (5 x 48) + 3/48
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (5 x 48)/48 + 3/48
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 5 x 48/48 + 3/48
= 5 + 3/48
= 5 + 1 x 3/16 x 3
= 5 + 1/16
5 + 1/16 can be written as a mixed number 5 1/16.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 5 + (1/16 x 625/625)
= 5 + 625/10000
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 5 + 0.0625
= 5.0625
243/48 = 5.0625
Hence,
243/48 as a decimal is 5.0625
243/48 as a mixed number is 5 1/16