43/8 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
43/8 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 43/8 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
43/8 as a Decimal Expansion
43/8 = 5.375
Hence,
43/8 as a decimal equals to 5.375
where,
43/8 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 43/8 is 5.375
43/8 as a Mixed Number
43/8 = (40 + 3)/8
= 40/8 + 3/8
= 5 + 3/8
= 5 3/8
43/8 = 5 3/8
Hence,
43/8 as a mixed number is 5 3/8
where,
43/8 is a given fraction,
5 3/8 is the mixed number representation of 43/8.
How-to: 43/8 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 43/8 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 43/8
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 43/8.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 43/8, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 43/8
= 40 + 3/8
= (5 x 8) + 3/8
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (5 x 8)/8 + 3/8
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 5 x 8/8 + 3/8
= 5 + 3/8
5 + 3/8 can be written as a mixed number 5 3/8.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/8 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 3/8. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 3/8.
= 5 + (3/8 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 5 + (30/8 x 1/10)
= 5 + (24 + 6/8 x 1/10)
= 5 + [(24/8 + 6/8 ) x 1/10]
= 5 + [(3 + 6/8) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 6/8 in the above expression:
= 5 + [(3 + 6/8) x 1/10]
= 5 + [(3 + 0.75) x 1/10]
= 5 + (3.75 x 1/10)
= 5 + 3.75/10
= 5 + 0.375
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 5 + 0.375
= 5.375
43/8 = 5.375
Hence,
43/8 as a decimal is 5.375
43/8 as a mixed number is 5 3/8