25/6 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
25/6 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 25/6 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
25/6 as a Decimal Expansion
25/6 = 4.1667
Hence,
25/6 as a decimal equals to 4.1667
where,
25/6 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 25/6 is 4.1667
25/6 as a Mixed Number
25/6 = (24 + 1)/6
= 24/6 + 1/6
= 4 + 1/6
= 4 1/6
25/6 = 4 1/6
Hence,
25/6 as a mixed number is 4 1/6
where,
25/6 is a given fraction,
4 1/6 is the mixed number representation of 25/6.
How-to: 25/6 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 25/6 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 25/6
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 25/6.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 25/6, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 25/6
= 24 + 1/6
= (4 x 6) + 1/6
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (4 x 6)/6 + 1/6
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 4 x 6/6 + 1/6
= 4 + 1/6
4 + 1/6 can be written as a mixed number 4 1/6.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/6 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 1/6. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 1/6.
= 4 + (1/6 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 4 + (10/6 x 1/10)
= 4 + (6 + 4/6 x 1/10)
= 4 + [(6/6 + 4/6 ) x 1/10]
= 4 + [(1 + 4/6) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 4/6 in the above expression:
= 4 + [(1 + 4/6) x 1/10]
= 4 + [(1 + 0.67) x 1/10]
= 4 + (1.67 x 1/10)
= 4 + 1.67/10
= 4 + 0.167
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 4 + 0.167
= 4.167
25/6 = 4.167
Hence,
25/6 as a decimal is 4.167
25/6 as a mixed number is 4 1/6