42/10 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

42/10 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 42/10 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

42/10 as a Decimal
42/10 = 4.2
Hence,
42/10 as a decimal equals to 4.2
where,
42/10 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 42/10 is 4.2

42/10 as a Mixed Number
42/10 = (40 + 2)/10
= 40/10 + 2/10
= 4 + 2/10
= 4 2/10
42/10 = 4 2/10

Hence,
42/10 as a mixed number is 4 ²/₁₀
where,
42/10 is a given fraction,
4 ²/₁₀ is the mixed number representation of 42/10.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 42/10 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 42/10

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 42/10.

step 2 The numerator 42 of fraction 42/10 can also be expressed as 4.2. 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.
= 42/10
= 4.2

Hence,
42/10 as a decimal is 4.2