42/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

42/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 42/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

42/20 as a Decimal
42/20 = 2.1
Hence,
42/20 as a decimal equals to 2.1
where,
42/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 42/20 is 2.1

42/20 as a Mixed Number
42/20 = (40 + 2)/20
= 40/20 + 2/20
= 2 + 2/20
= 2 2/20
42/20 = 2 2/20

Hence,
42/20 as a mixed number is 2 ²/₂₀
where,
42/20 is a given fraction,
2 ²/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 42/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 42/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 42/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 42/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 42/20 x 5/5
= 210/100


step 3 The numerator 210 of fraction 210/100 can also be expressed as 2.1. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 210/100
= 2.1

Hence,
42/20 as a decimal is 2.1