60/24 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

60/24 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 60/24 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

60/24 as a Decimal
60/24 = 2.5
Hence,
60/24 as a decimal equals to 2.5
where,
60/24 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 60/24 is 2.5

60/24 as a Mixed Number
60/24 = (48 + 12)/24
= 48/24 + 12/24
= 2 + 12/24
= 2 12/24
60/24 = 2 12/24

Hence,
60/24 as a mixed number is 2 ¹²/₂₄
where,
60/24 is a given fraction,
2 ¹²/₂₄ is the mixed number representation of 60/24.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 60/24 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 60/24

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 60/24.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 60/24, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 60/24
= 48 + 12/24
= (2 x 24) + 12/24

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 24)/24 + 12/24

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 24/24 + 12/24
= 2 + 12/24
= 2 + 1 x 12/2 x 12
= 2 + 1/2
2 + 1/2 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹/₂.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/2 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 2 + (1/2 x 5/5)
= 2 + 5/10

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + 0.5
= 2.5
60/24 = 2.5

Hence,
60/24 as a decimal is 2.5
60/24 as a mixed number is 2 ¹/₂