48/18 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

48/18 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 48/18 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

48/18 as a Decimal
48/18 = 2.6667
Hence,
48/18 as a decimal equals to 2.6667
where,
48/18 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 48/18 is 2.6667

48/18 as a Mixed Number
48/18 = (36 + 12)/18
= 36/18 + 12/18
= 2 + 12/18
= 2 12/18
48/18 = 2 12/18

Hence,
48/18 as a mixed number is 2 ¹²/₁₈
where,
48/18 is a given fraction,
2 ¹²/₁₈ is the mixed number representation of 48/18.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 48/18 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 48/18

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 48/18.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 48/18, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 48/18
= 36 + 12/18
= (2 x 18) + 12/18

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 18)/18 + 12/18

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 18/18 + 12/18
= 2 + 12/18
= 2 + 2 x 6/3 x 6
= 2 + 2/3
2 + 2/3 can be written as a mixed number 2 ²/₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 2/3 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.6667
= 2.6667
48/18 = 2.6667

Hence,
48/18 as a decimal is 2.6667
48/18 as a mixed number is 2 ²/₃