57/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

57/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 57/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

57/2 as a Decimal Expansion
57/2 = 28.5
Hence,
57/2 as a decimal equals to 28.5
where,
57/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 57/2 is 28.5

57/2 as a Mixed Number
57/2 = (56 + 1)/2
= 56/2 + 1/2
= 28 + 1/2
= 28 1/2
57/2 = 28 1/2

Hence,
57/2 as a mixed number is 28 ¹/₂
where,
57/2 is a given fraction,
28 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 57/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 57/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 57/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 57/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 57/2 x 5/5
= 285/10


step 3 The numerator 285 of fraction 285/10 can also be expressed as 285.00. 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.
= 285/10
= 28.5

Hence,
57/2 as a decimal is 28.5