48/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

48/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 48/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

48/20 as a Decimal
48/20 = 2.4
Hence,
48/20 as a decimal equals to 2.4
where,
48/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 48/20 is 2.4

48/20 as a Mixed Number
48/20 = (40 + 8)/20
= 40/20 + 8/20
= 2 + 8/20
= 2 8/20
48/20 = 2 8/20

Hence,
48/20 as a mixed number is 2 ⁸/₂₀
where,
48/20 is a given fraction,
2 ⁸/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 48/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 48/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 48/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 48/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 48/20 x 5/5
= 240/100


step 3 The numerator 240 of fraction 240/100 can also be expressed as 2.4. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 240/100
= 2.4

Hence,
48/20 as a decimal is 2.4