43/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

43/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 43/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

43/42 as a Decimal
43/42 = 1.0238
Hence,
43/42 as a decimal equals to 1.0238
where,
43/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 43/42 is 1.0238

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

Hence,
43/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₄₂
where,
43/42 is a given fraction,
1 ¹/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 43/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 43/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 43/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 43/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 43/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 43/42
= 42 + 1/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 1/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 + 1/42
1 + 1/42 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₄₂


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/42 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.0238
= 1.0238
43/42 = 1.0238

Hence,
43/42 as a decimal is 1.0238
43/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₄₂