51/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

51/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 51/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

51/5 as a Decimal Expansion
51/5 = 10.2
Hence,
51/5 as a decimal equals to 10.2
where,
51/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 51/5 is 10.2

51/5 as a Mixed Number
51/5 = (50 + 1)/5
= 50/5 + 1/5
= 10 + 1/5
= 10 1/5
51/5 = 10 1/5

Hence,
51/5 as a mixed number is 10 ¹/₅
where,
51/5 is a given fraction,
10 ¹/₅ is the mixed number representation of 51/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 51/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 51/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 51/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 51/5 x 2/2
= 102/10


step 3 The numerator 102 of fraction 102/10 can also be expressed as 102.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 102/10
= 10.2

Hence,
51/5 as a decimal is 10.2