43/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

43/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 43/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

43/2 as a Decimal Expansion
43/2 = 21.5
Hence,
43/2 as a decimal equals to 21.5
where,
43/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 43/2 is 21.5

43/2 as a Mixed Number
43/2 = (42 + 1)/2
= 42/2 + 1/2
= 21 + 1/2
= 21 1/2
43/2 = 21 1/2

Hence,
43/2 as a mixed number is 21 ¹/₂
where,
43/2 is a given fraction,
21 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 43/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 43/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 43/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 43/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 43/2 x 5/5
= 215/10


step 3 The numerator 215 of fraction 215/10 can also be expressed as 215.00. 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.
= 215/10
= 21.5

Hence,
43/2 as a decimal is 21.5