68/12 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

68/12 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 68/12 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

68/12 as a Decimal
68/12 = 5.6667
Hence,
68/12 as a decimal equals to 5.6667
where,
68/12 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 68/12 is 5.6667

68/12 as a Mixed Number
68/12 = (60 + 8)/12
= 60/12 + 8/12
= 5 + 8/12
= 5 8/12
68/12 = 5 8/12

Hence,
68/12 as a mixed number is 5 ⁸/₁₂
where,
68/12 is a given fraction,
5 ⁸/₁₂ is the mixed number representation of 68/12.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 68/12 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 68/12

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 68/12.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 68/12, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 68/12
= 60 + 8/12
= (5 x 12) + 8/12

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (5 x 12)/12 + 8/12

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 5 x 12/12 + 8/12
= 5 + 8/12
= 5 + 2 x 4/3 x 4
= 5 + 2/3
5 + 2/3 can be written as a mixed number 5 ²/₃.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 2/3 in the above expression:
= 5 + 0.6667
= 5.6667
68/12 = 5.6667

Hence,
68/12 as a decimal is 5.6667
68/12 as a mixed number is 5 ²/₃