46/57 as a Decimal

46/57 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 46/57 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
46/57 as a Decimal Expansion
46/57 = 0.807
Hence,
46/57 as a decimal equals to 0.807
where,
46/57 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 46/57 is 0.807
46/57 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 46/57 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 46 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 57.
How-to: 46/57 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 46/57 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 46/57
What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 46/57.
step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 46/57, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 46/57.
= 46/57 x 10/10
step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 10 x 46/57 x 1/10
= 460/57 x 1/10
step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 460/57 x 1/10
= 456 + 4/57 x 1/10
= ( 456/57 + 4/57) x 1/10
= (8 + 4/57 ) x 1/10
step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 4/57 in the above expression:
= (8 + 4/57 ) x 1/10
= (8 + 0.07) x 1/10
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (8 + 0.07) x 1/10
= 8.07 x 1/10
= 8.07/10
46/57= 0.807
Hence,
46/57 as a decimal is 0.807
