58/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

58/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 58/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

58/42 as a Decimal
58/42 = 1.381
Hence,
58/42 as a decimal equals to 1.381
where,
58/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 58/42 is 1.381

58/42 as a Mixed Number
58/42 = (42 + 16)/42
= 42/42 + 16/42
= 1 + 16/42
= 1 16/42
58/42 = 1 16/42

Hence,
58/42 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁶/₄₂
where,
58/42 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁶/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 58/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 58/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 58/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 58/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 58/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 58/42
= 42 + 16/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 16/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 16/42
= 1 + 16/42
= 1 + 8 x 2/21 x 2
= 1 + 8/21
1 + 8/21 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁸/₂₁.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 8/21 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.381
= 1.381
58/42 = 1.381

Hence,
58/42 as a decimal is 1.381
58/42 as a mixed number is 1 ⁸/₂₁