27/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

27/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 27/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

27/5 as a Decimal Expansion
27/5 = 5.4
Hence,
27/5 as a decimal equals to 5.4
where,
27/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 27/5 is 5.4

27/5 as a Mixed Number
27/5 = (25 + 2)/5
= 25/5 + 2/5
= 5 + 2/5
= 5 2/5
27/5 = 5 2/5

Hence,
27/5 as a mixed number is 5 ²/₅
where,
27/5 is a given fraction,
5 ²/₅ is the mixed number representation of 27/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 27/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 27/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 27/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 27/5 x 2/2
= 54/10


step 3 The numerator 54 of fraction 54/10 can also be expressed as 54.00. 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.
= 54/10
= 5.4

Hence,
27/5 as a decimal is 5.4