38/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

38/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 38/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

38/5 as a Decimal Expansion
38/5 = 7.6
Hence,
38/5 as a decimal equals to 7.6
where,
38/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 38/5 is 7.6

38/5 as a Mixed Number
38/5 = (35 + 3)/5
= 35/5 + 3/5
= 7 + 3/5
= 7 3/5
38/5 = 7 3/5

Hence,
38/5 as a mixed number is 7 ³/₅
where,
38/5 is a given fraction,
7 ³/₅ is the mixed number representation of 38/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 38/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 38/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 38/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 38/5 x 2/2
= 76/10


step 3 The numerator 76 of fraction 76/10 can also be expressed as 76.00. 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.
= 76/10
= 7.6

Hence,
38/5 as a decimal is 7.6