56/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

56/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 56/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

56/42 as a Decimal
56/42 = 1.3333
Hence,
56/42 as a decimal equals to 1.3333
where,
56/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 56/42 is 1.3333

56/42 as a Mixed Number
56/42 = (42 + 14)/42
= 42/42 + 14/42
= 1 + 14/42
= 1 14/42
56/42 = 1 14/42

Hence,
56/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁴/₄₂
where,
56/42 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁴/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 56/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 56/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 56/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 56/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 56/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 56/42
= 42 + 14/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 14/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 14/42
= 1 + 14/42
= 1 + 1 x 14/3 x 14
= 1 + 1/3
1 + 1/3 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/3 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.3333
= 1.3333
56/42 = 1.3333

Hence,
56/42 as a decimal is 1.3333
56/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₃