27/15 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

27/15 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 27/15 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

27/15 as a Decimal
27/15 = 1.8
Hence,
27/15 as a decimal equals to 1.8
where,
27/15 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 27/15 is 1.8

27/15 as a Mixed Number
27/15 = (15 + 12)/15
= 15/15 + 12/15
= 1 + 12/15
= 1 12/15
27/15 = 1 12/15

Hence,
27/15 as a mixed number is 1 ¹²/₁₅
where,
27/15 is a given fraction,
1 ¹²/₁₅ is the mixed number representation of 27/15.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 27/15 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 27/15

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 27/15.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 27/15, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 27/15
= 15 + 12/15

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 15/15 + 12/15

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 15/15 + 12/15
= 1 + 12/15
= 1 + 4 x 3/5 x 3
= 1 + 4/5
1 + 4/5 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁴/₅.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 4/5 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (4/5 x 2/2)
= 1 + 8/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.8
= 1.8
27/15 = 1.8

Hence,
27/15 as a decimal is 1.8
27/15 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴/₅