249/48 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

249/48 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 249/48 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

249/48 as a Decimal
249/48 = 5.1875
Hence,
249/48 as a decimal equals to 5.1875
where,
249/48 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 249/48 is 5.1875

249/48 as a Mixed Number
249/48 = (240 + 9)/48
= 240/48 + 9/48
= 5 + 9/48
= 5 9/48
249/48 = 5 9/48

Hence,
249/48 as a mixed number is 5 ⁹/₄₈
where,
249/48 is a given fraction,
5 ⁹/₄₈ is the mixed number representation of 249/48.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 249/48 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 249/48

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 249/48.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 249/48, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 249/48
= 240 + 9/48
= (5 x 48) + 9/48

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (5 x 48)/48 + 9/48

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 5 x 48/48 + 9/48
= 5 + 9/48
= 5 + 3 x 3/16 x 3
= 5 + 3/16
5 + 3/16 can be written as a mixed number 5 ³/₁₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 5 + (3/16 x 625/625)
= 5 + 1875/10000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 5 + 0.1875
= 5.1875
249/48 = 5.1875

Hence,
249/48 as a decimal is 5.1875
249/48 as a mixed number is 5 ³/₁₆