57/24 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
57/24 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 57/24 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
57/24 as a Decimal
57/24 = 2.375
Hence,
57/24 as a decimal equals to 2.375
where,
57/24 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 57/24 is 2.375
57/24 as a Mixed Number
57/24 = (48 + 9)/24
= 48/24 + 9/24
= 2 + 9/24
= 2 9/24
57/24 = 2 9/24
Hence,
57/24 as a mixed number is 2 9/24
where,
57/24 is a given fraction,
2 9/24 is the mixed number representation of 57/24.
How-to: 57/24 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 57/24 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 57/24
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 57/24.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 57/24, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 57/24
= 48 + 9/24
= (2 x 24) + 9/24
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 24)/24 + 9/24
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 24/24 + 9/24
= 2 + 9/24
= 2 + 3 x 3/8 x 3
= 2 + 3/8
2 + 3/8 can be written as a mixed number 2 3/8.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 3/8 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 125 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 2 + (3/8 x 125/125)
= 2 + 375/1000
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + 0.375
= 2.375
57/24 = 2.375
Hence,
57/24 as a decimal is 2.375
57/24 as a mixed number is 2 3/8