260/120 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

260/120 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 260/120 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

260/120 as a Decimal
260/120 = 2.1667
Hence,
260/120 as a decimal equals to 2.1667
where,
260/120 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 260/120 is 2.1667

260/120 as a Mixed Number
260/120 = (240 + 20)/120
= 240/120 + 20/120
= 2 + 20/120
= 2 20/120
260/120 = 2 20/120

Hence,
260/120 as a mixed number is 2 ²⁰/₁₂₀
where,
260/120 is a given fraction,
2 ²⁰/₁₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 260/120.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 260/120 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 260/120

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 260/120.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 260/120, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 260/120
= 240 + 20/120
= (2 x 120) + 20/120

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 120)/120 + 20/120

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 120/120 + 20/120
= 2 + 20/120
= 2 + 1 x 20/6 x 20
= 2 + 1/6
2 + 1/6 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹/₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/6 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.1667
= 2.1667
260/120 = 2.1667

Hence,
260/120 as a decimal is 2.1667
260/120 as a mixed number is 2 ¹/₆