285/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

285/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 285/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

285/20 as a Decimal
285/20 = 14.25
Hence,
285/20 as a decimal equals to 14.25
where,
285/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 285/20 is 14.25

285/20 as a Mixed Number
285/20 = (280 + 5)/20
= 280/20 + 5/20
= 14 + 5/20
= 14 5/20
285/20 = 14 5/20

Hence,
285/20 as a mixed number is 14 ⁵/₂₀
where,
285/20 is a given fraction,
14 ⁵/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 285/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 285/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 285/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 285/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 285/20 x 5/5
= 1425/100


step 3 The numerator 1425 of fraction 1425/100 can also be expressed as 14.25. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 1425/100
= 14.25

Hence,
285/20 as a decimal is 14.25