71/20 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

71/20 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 71/20 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

71/20 as a Decimal
71/20 = 3.55
Hence,
71/20 as a decimal equals to 3.55
where,
71/20 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 71/20 is 3.55

71/20 as a Mixed Number
71/20 = (60 + 11)/20
= 60/20 + 11/20
= 3 + 11/20
= 3 11/20
71/20 = 3 11/20

Hence,
71/20 as a mixed number is 3 ¹¹/₂₀
where,
71/20 is a given fraction,
3 ¹¹/₂₀ is the mixed number representation of 71/20.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 71/20 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 71/20

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 71/20.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 71/20 x 5/5
= 355/100


step 3 The numerator 355 of fraction 355/100 can also be expressed as 3.55. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 355/100
= 3.55

Hence,
71/20 as a decimal is 3.55