5/3 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

5/3 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 5/3 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

5/3 as a Decimal Expansion
5/3 = 1.6667
Hence,
5/3 as a decimal equals to 1.6667
where,
5/3 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 5/3 is 1.6667

5/3 as a Mixed Number
5/3 = (3 + 2)/3
= 3/3 + 2/3
= 1 + 2/3
= 1 2/3
5/3 = 1 2/3

Hence,
5/3 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₃
where,
5/3 is a given fraction,
1 ²/₃ is the mixed number representation of 5/3.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 5/3 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 5/3

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 5/3.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 5/3, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 5/3
= 3 + 2/3

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 3/3 + 2/3

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 3/3 + 2/3
= 1 + 2/3
1 + 2/3 can be written as a mixed number 1 ²/₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 2/3 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 2/3. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 2/3.
= 1 + (2/3 x 10/10)

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 1 + (20/3 x 1/10)
= 1 + (18 + 2/3 x 1/10)
= 1 + [(18/3 + 2/3 ) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(6 + 2/3) x 1/10]

step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 2/3 in the above expression:
= 1 + [(6 + 2/3) x 1/10]
= 1 + [(6 + 0.67) x 1/10]
= 1 + (6.67 x 1/10)
= 1 + 6.67/10
= 1 + 0.667

step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 1 + 0.667
= 1.667
5/3 = 1.667

Hence,
5/3 as a decimal is 1.667
5/3 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₃