59/30 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 59/30 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
59/30 as a Decimal Expansion
59/30 = 1.9667
Hence,
59/30 as a decimal equals to 1.9667
where,
59/30 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 59/30 is 1.9667
59/30 as a Mixed Number
59/30 = (30 + 29)/30
= 30/30 + 29/30
= 1 + 29/30
= 1 29/30
59/30 = 1 29/30
Hence,
59/30 as a mixed number is 1 29/30
where,
59/30 is a given fraction,
1 29/30 is the mixed number representation of 59/30.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 59/30 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 59/30
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 59/30.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 59/30, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 59/30
= 30 + 29/30
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 30/30 + 29/30
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 30/30 + 29/30
= 1 + 29/30
1 + 29/30 can be written as a mixed number 1 29/30.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 29/30 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 29/30. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 29/30.
= 1 + (29/30 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + (290/30 x 1/10)
= 1 + (270 + 20/30 x 1/10)
= 1 + [(270/30 + 20/30 ) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(9 + 20/30) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 20/30 in the above expression:
= 1 + [(9 + 20/30) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(9 + 0.67) x 1/10]
= 1 + (9.67 x 1/10)
= 1 + 9.67/10
= 1 + 0.967
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 1 + 0.967
= 1.967
59/30 = 1.967
Hence,
59/30 as a decimal is 1.967
59/30 as a mixed number is 1 29/30