42/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

42/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 42/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

42/5 as a Decimal Expansion
42/5 = 8.4
Hence,
42/5 as a decimal equals to 8.4
where,
42/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 42/5 is 8.4

42/5 as a Mixed Number
42/5 = (40 + 2)/5
= 40/5 + 2/5
= 8 + 2/5
= 8 2/5
42/5 = 8 2/5

Hence,
42/5 as a mixed number is 8 ²/₅
where,
42/5 is a given fraction,
8 ²/₅ is the mixed number representation of 42/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 42/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 42/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 42/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 42/5 x 2/2
= 84/10


step 3 The numerator 84 of fraction 84/10 can also be expressed as 84.00. 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.
= 84/10
= 8.4

Hence,
42/5 as a decimal is 8.4