24/21 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
24/21 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 24/21 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
24/21 as a Decimal
24/21 = 1.1429
Hence,
24/21 as a decimal equals to 1.1429
where,
24/21 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 24/21 is 1.1429
24/21 as a Mixed Number
24/21 = (21 + 3)/21
= 21/21 + 3/21
= 1 + 3/21
= 1 3/21
24/21 = 1 3/21
Hence,
24/21 as a mixed number is 1 3/21
where,
24/21 is a given fraction,
1 3/21 is the mixed number representation of 24/21.
How-to: 24/21 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 24/21 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 24/21
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 24/21.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 24/21, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 24/21
= 21 + 3/21
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 21/21 + 3/21
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 21/21 + 3/21
= 1 + 3/21
= 1 + 1 x 3/7 x 3
= 1 + 1/7
1 + 1/7 can be written as a mixed number 1 1/7.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/7 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.1429
= 1.1429
24/21 = 1.1429
Hence,
24/21 as a decimal is 1.1429
24/21 as a mixed number is 1 1/7