42/27 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

42/27 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 42/27 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

42/27 as a Decimal
42/27 = 1.5556
Hence,
42/27 as a decimal equals to 1.5556
where,
42/27 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 42/27 is 1.5556

42/27 as a Mixed Number
42/27 = (27 + 15)/27
= 27/27 + 15/27
= 1 + 15/27
= 1 15/27
42/27 = 1 15/27

Hence,
42/27 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁵/₂₇
where,
42/27 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁵/₂₇ is the mixed number representation of 42/27.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 42/27 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 42/27

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 42/27.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 42/27, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 42/27
= 27 + 15/27

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 27/27 + 15/27

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 27/27 + 15/27
= 1 + 15/27
= 1 + 5 x 3/9 x 3
= 1 + 5/9
1 + 5/9 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁵/₉.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 5/9 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.5556
= 1.5556
42/27 = 1.5556

Hence,
42/27 as a decimal is 1.5556
42/27 as a mixed number is 1 ⁵/₉