324/64 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

324/64 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 324/64 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

324/64 as a Decimal
324/64 = 5.0625
Hence,
324/64 as a decimal equals to 5.0625
where,
324/64 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 324/64 is 5.0625

324/64 as a Mixed Number
324/64 = (320 + 4)/64
= 320/64 + 4/64
= 5 + 4/64
= 5 4/64
324/64 = 5 4/64

Hence,
324/64 as a mixed number is 5 ⁴/₆₄
where,
324/64 is a given fraction,
5 ⁴/₆₄ is the mixed number representation of 324/64.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 324/64 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 324/64

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 324/64.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 324/64, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 324/64
= 320 + 4/64
= (5 x 64) + 4/64

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (5 x 64)/64 + 4/64

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 5 x 64/64 + 4/64
= 5 + 4/64
= 5 + 1 x 4/16 x 4
= 5 + 1/16
5 + 1/16 can be written as a mixed number 5 ¹/₁₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 5 + (1/16 x 625/625)
= 5 + 625/10000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 5 + 0.0625
= 5.0625
324/64 = 5.0625

Hence,
324/64 as a decimal is 5.0625
324/64 as a mixed number is 5 ¹/₁₆