55/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

55/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 55/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

55/2 as a Decimal Expansion
55/2 = 27.5
Hence,
55/2 as a decimal equals to 27.5
where,
55/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 55/2 is 27.5

55/2 as a Mixed Number
55/2 = (54 + 1)/2
= 54/2 + 1/2
= 27 + 1/2
= 27 1/2
55/2 = 27 1/2

Hence,
55/2 as a mixed number is 27 ¹/₂
where,
55/2 is a given fraction,
27 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 55/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 55/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 55/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 55/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 55/2 x 5/5
= 275/10


step 3 The numerator 275 of fraction 275/10 can also be expressed as 275.00. 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.
= 275/10
= 27.5

Hence,
55/2 as a decimal is 27.5