48/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

48/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 48/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

48/42 as a Decimal
48/42 = 1.1429
Hence,
48/42 as a decimal equals to 1.1429
where,
48/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 48/42 is 1.1429

48/42 as a Mixed Number
48/42 = (42 + 6)/42
= 42/42 + 6/42
= 1 + 6/42
= 1 6/42
48/42 = 1 6/42

Hence,
48/42 as a mixed number is 1 ⁶/₄₂
where,
48/42 is a given fraction,
1 ⁶/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 48/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 48/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 48/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 48/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 48/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 48/42
= 42 + 6/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 6/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 6/42
= 1 + 6/42
= 1 + 1 x 6/7 x 6
= 1 + 1/7
1 + 1/7 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₇.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/7 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.1429
= 1.1429
48/42 = 1.1429

Hence,
48/42 as a decimal is 1.1429
48/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₇