37/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

37/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 37/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

37/2 as a Decimal Expansion
37/2 = 18.5
Hence,
37/2 as a decimal equals to 18.5
where,
37/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 37/2 is 18.5

37/2 as a Mixed Number
37/2 = (36 + 1)/2
= 36/2 + 1/2
= 18 + 1/2
= 18 1/2
37/2 = 18 1/2

Hence,
37/2 as a mixed number is 18 ¹/₂
where,
37/2 is a given fraction,
18 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 37/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 37/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 37/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 37/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 37/2 x 5/5
= 185/10


step 3 The numerator 185 of fraction 185/10 can also be expressed as 185.00. 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.
= 185/10
= 18.5

Hence,
37/2 as a decimal is 18.5