6/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
6/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 6/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
6/5 as a Decimal Expansion
6/5 = 1.2
Hence,
6/5 as a decimal equals to 1.2
where,
6/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 6/5 is 1.2
6/5 as a Mixed Number
6/5 = (5 + 1)/5
= 5/5 + 1/5
= 1 + 1/5
= 1 1/5
6/5 = 1 1/5
Hence,
6/5 as a mixed number is 1 1/5
where,
6/5 is a given fraction,
1 1/5 is the mixed number representation of 6/5.
How-to: 6/5 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 6/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 6/5
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 6/5.
step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 6/5 x 2/2
= 12/10
step 3 The numerator 12 of fraction 12/10 can also be expressed as 12.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 12/10
= 1.2
Hence,
6/5 as a decimal is 1.2
