26/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

26/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 26/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

26/5 as a Decimal Expansion
26/5 = 5.2
Hence,
26/5 as a decimal equals to 5.2
where,
26/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 26/5 is 5.2

26/5 as a Mixed Number
26/5 = (25 + 1)/5
= 25/5 + 1/5
= 5 + 1/5
= 5 1/5
26/5 = 5 1/5

Hence,
26/5 as a mixed number is 5 ¹/₅
where,
26/5 is a given fraction,
5 ¹/₅ is the mixed number representation of 26/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 26/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 26/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 26/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 26/5 x 2/2
= 52/10


step 3 The numerator 52 of fraction 52/10 can also be expressed as 52.00. 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.
= 52/10
= 5.2

Hence,
26/5 as a decimal is 5.2