41/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

41/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 41/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

41/2 as a Decimal Expansion
41/2 = 20.5
Hence,
41/2 as a decimal equals to 20.5
where,
41/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 41/2 is 20.5

41/2 as a Mixed Number
41/2 = (40 + 1)/2
= 40/2 + 1/2
= 20 + 1/2
= 20 1/2
41/2 = 20 1/2

Hence,
41/2 as a mixed number is 20 ¹/₂
where,
41/2 is a given fraction,
20 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 41/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 41/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 41/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 41/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 41/2 x 5/5
= 205/10


step 3 The numerator 205 of fraction 205/10 can also be expressed as 205.00. 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.
= 205/10
= 20.5

Hence,
41/2 as a decimal is 20.5