54/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

54/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 54/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

54/42 as a Decimal
54/42 = 1.2857
Hence,
54/42 as a decimal equals to 1.2857
where,
54/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 54/42 is 1.2857

54/42 as a Mixed Number
54/42 = (42 + 12)/42
= 42/42 + 12/42
= 1 + 12/42
= 1 12/42
54/42 = 1 12/42

Hence,
54/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹²/₄₂
where,
54/42 is a given fraction,
1 ¹²/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 54/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 54/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 54/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 54/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 54/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 54/42
= 42 + 12/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 12/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 12/42
= 1 + 12/42
= 1 + 2 x 6/7 x 6
= 1 + 2/7
1 + 2/7 can be written as a mixed number 1 ²/₇.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 2/7 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.2857
= 1.2857
54/42 = 1.2857

Hence,
54/42 as a decimal is 1.2857
54/42 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₇