245/14 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
245/14 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 245/14 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
245/14 as a Decimal
245/14 = 17.5
Hence,
245/14 as a decimal equals to 17.5
where,
245/14 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 245/14 is 17.5
245/14 as a Mixed Number
245/14 = (238 + 7)/14
= 238/14 + 7/14
= 17 + 7/14
= 17 7/14
245/14 = 17 7/14
Hence,
245/14 as a mixed number is 17 7/14
where,
245/14 is a given fraction,
17 7/14 is the mixed number representation of 245/14.
How-to: 245/14 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 245/14 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 245/14
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 245/14.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 245/14, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 245/14
= 238 + 7/14
= (17 x 14) + 7/14
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (17 x 14)/14 + 7/14
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 17 x 14/14 + 7/14
= 17 + 7/14
= 17 + 1 x 7/2 x 7
= 17 + 1/2
17 + 1/2 can be written as a mixed number 17 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:
= 17 + (1/2 x 5/5)
= 17 + 5/10
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 17 + 0.5
= 17.5
245/14 = 17.5
Hence,
245/14 as a decimal is 17.5
245/14 as a mixed number is 17 1/2