37/14 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 37/14 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
37/14 as a Decimal Expansion
37/14 = 2.6429
Hence,
37/14 as a decimal equals to 2.6429
where,
37/14 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 37/14 is 2.6429
37/14 as a Mixed Number
37/14 = (28 + 9)/14
= 28/14 + 9/14
= 2 + 9/14
= 2 9/14
37/14 = 2 9/14
Hence,
37/14 as a mixed number is 2 9/14
where,
37/14 is a given fraction,
2 9/14 is the mixed number representation of 37/14.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 37/14 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 37/14
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 37/14.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 37/14, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 37/14
= 28 + 9/14
= (2 x 14) + 9/14
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 14)/14 + 9/14
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 14/14 + 9/14
= 2 + 9/14
2 + 9/14 can be written as a mixed number 2 9/14.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 9/14 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 9/14. Since the denominator is having 1 more digit than the numerator, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 9/14.
= 2 + (9/14 x 100/100)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + (900/14 x 1/100)
= 2 + (896 + 4/14 x 1/100)
= 2 + [(896/14 + 4/14 ) x 1/100]
= 2 + [(64 + 4/14) x 1/100]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 4/14 in the above expression:
= 2 + [(64 + 4/14) x 1/100]
= 2 + [(64 + 0.29) x 1/100]
= 2 + (64.29 x 1/100)
= 2 + 64.29/100
= 2 + 0.6429
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 2 + 0.6429
= 2.6429
37/14 = 2.6429
Hence,
37/14 as a decimal is 2.6429
37/14 as a mixed number is 2 9/14