59/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

59/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 59/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

59/2 as a Decimal Expansion
59/2 = 29.5
Hence,
59/2 as a decimal equals to 29.5
where,
59/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 59/2 is 29.5

59/2 as a Mixed Number
59/2 = (58 + 1)/2
= 58/2 + 1/2
= 29 + 1/2
= 29 1/2
59/2 = 29 1/2

Hence,
59/2 as a mixed number is 29 ¹/₂
where,
59/2 is a given fraction,
29 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 59/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 59/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 59/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 59/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 59/2 x 5/5
= 295/10


step 3 The numerator 295 of fraction 295/10 can also be expressed as 295.00. 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.
= 295/10
= 29.5

Hence,
59/2 as a decimal is 29.5