27/4 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
27/4 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 27/4 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
27/4 as a Decimal Expansion
27/4 = 6.75
Hence,
27/4 as a decimal equals to 6.75
where,
27/4 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 27/4 is 6.75
27/4 as a Mixed Number
27/4 = (24 + 3)/4
= 24/4 + 3/4
= 6 + 3/4
= 6 3/4
27/4 = 6 3/4
Hence,
27/4 as a mixed number is 6 3/4
where,
27/4 is a given fraction,
6 3/4 is the mixed number representation of 27/4.
How-to: 27/4 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 27/4 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 27/4
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 27/4.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 27/4, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 27/4
= 24 + 3/4
= (6 x 4) + 3/4
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (6 x 4)/4 + 3/4
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 6 x 4/4 + 3/4
= 6 + 3/4
6 + 3/4 can be written as a mixed number 6 3/4.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/4 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 3/4. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 3/4.
= 6 + (3/4 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 6 + (30/4 x 1/10)
= 6 + (28 + 2/4 x 1/10)
= 6 + [(28/4 + 2/4 ) x 1/10]
= 6 + [(7 + 2/4) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 2/4 in the above expression:
= 6 + [(7 + 2/4) x 1/10]
= 6 + [(7 + 0.5) x 1/10]
= 6 + (7.5 x 1/10)
= 6 + 7.5/10
= 6 + 0.75
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 6 + 0.75
= 6.75
27/4 = 6.75
Hence,
27/4 as a decimal is 6.75
27/4 as a mixed number is 6 3/4