40/26 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

40/26 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 40/26 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

40/26 as a Decimal
40/26 = 1.5385
Hence,
40/26 as a decimal equals to 1.5385
where,
40/26 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 40/26 is 1.5385

40/26 as a Mixed Number
40/26 = (26 + 14)/26
= 26/26 + 14/26
= 1 + 14/26
= 1 14/26
40/26 = 1 14/26

Hence,
40/26 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁴/₂₆
where,
40/26 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁴/₂₆ is the mixed number representation of 40/26.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 40/26 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 40/26

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 40/26.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 40/26, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 40/26
= 26 + 14/26

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 26/26 + 14/26

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 26/26 + 14/26
= 1 + 14/26
= 1 + 7 x 2/13 x 2
= 1 + 7/13
1 + 7/13 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁷/₁₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 7/13 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.5385
= 1.5385
40/26 = 1.5385

Hence,
40/26 as a decimal is 1.5385
40/26 as a mixed number is 1 ⁷/₁₃