24/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

24/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 24/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

24/5 as a Decimal Expansion
24/5 = 4.8
Hence,
24/5 as a decimal equals to 4.8
where,
24/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 24/5 is 4.8

24/5 as a Mixed Number
24/5 = (20 + 4)/5
= 20/5 + 4/5
= 4 + 4/5
= 4 4/5
24/5 = 4 4/5

Hence,
24/5 as a mixed number is 4 ⁴/₅
where,
24/5 is a given fraction,
4 ⁴/₅ is the mixed number representation of 24/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 24/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 24/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 24/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 24/5 x 2/2
= 48/10


step 3 The numerator 48 of fraction 48/10 can also be expressed as 48.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 48/10
= 4.8

Hence,
24/5 as a decimal is 4.8