245/85 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

245/85 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 245/85 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

245/85 as a Decimal
245/85 = 2.8824
Hence,
245/85 as a decimal equals to 2.8824
where,
245/85 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 245/85 is 2.8824

245/85 as a Mixed Number
245/85 = (170 + 75)/85
= 170/85 + 75/85
= 2 + 75/85
= 2 75/85
245/85 = 2 75/85

Hence,
245/85 as a mixed number is 2 ⁷⁵/₈₅
where,
245/85 is a given fraction,
2 ⁷⁵/₈₅ is the mixed number representation of 245/85.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 245/85 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 245/85

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 245/85.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 245/85, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 245/85
= 170 + 75/85
= (2 x 85) + 75/85

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 85)/85 + 75/85

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 85/85 + 75/85
= 2 + 75/85
= 2 + 15 x 5/17 x 5
= 2 + 15/17
2 + 15/17 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹⁵/₁₇.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 15/17 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.8824
= 2.8824
245/85 = 2.8824

Hence,
245/85 as a decimal is 2.8824
245/85 as a mixed number is 2 ¹⁵/₁₇