345/240 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

345/240 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 345/240 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

345/240 as a Decimal
345/240 = 1.4375
Hence,
345/240 as a decimal equals to 1.4375
where,
345/240 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 345/240 is 1.4375

345/240 as a Mixed Number
345/240 = (240 + 105)/240
= 240/240 + 105/240
= 1 + 105/240
= 1 105/240
345/240 = 1 105/240

Hence,
345/240 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁰⁵/₂₄₀
where,
345/240 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁰⁵/₂₄₀ is the mixed number representation of 345/240.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 345/240 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 345/240

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 345/240.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 345/240, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 345/240
= 240 + 105/240

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 240/240 + 105/240

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 240/240 + 105/240
= 1 + 105/240
= 1 + 7 x 15/16 x 15
= 1 + 7/16
1 + 7/16 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁷/₁₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 7/16 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 625 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 1 + (7/16 x 625/625)
= 1 + 4375/10000

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + 0.4375
= 1.4375
345/240 = 1.4375

Hence,
345/240 as a decimal is 1.4375
345/240 as a mixed number is 1 ⁷/₁₆