66/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

66/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 66/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

66/42 as a Decimal
66/42 = 1.5714
Hence,
66/42 as a decimal equals to 1.5714
where,
66/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 66/42 is 1.5714

66/42 as a Mixed Number
66/42 = (42 + 24)/42
= 42/42 + 24/42
= 1 + 24/42
= 1 24/42
66/42 = 1 24/42

Hence,
66/42 as a mixed number is 1 ²⁴/₄₂
where,
66/42 is a given fraction,
1 ²⁴/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 66/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 66/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 66/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 66/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 66/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 66/42
= 42 + 24/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 24/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 24/42
= 1 + 24/42
= 1 + 4 x 6/7 x 6
= 1 + 4/7
1 + 4/7 can be written as a mixed number 1 ⁴/₇.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 4/7 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.5714
= 1.5714
66/42 = 1.5714

Hence,
66/42 as a decimal is 1.5714
66/42 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴/₇