72/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

72/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 72/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

72/5 as a Decimal Expansion
72/5 = 14.4
Hence,
72/5 as a decimal equals to 14.4
where,
72/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 72/5 is 14.4

72/5 as a Mixed Number
72/5 = (70 + 2)/5
= 70/5 + 2/5
= 14 + 2/5
= 14 2/5
72/5 = 14 2/5

Hence,
72/5 as a mixed number is 14 ²/₅
where,
72/5 is a given fraction,
14 ²/₅ is the mixed number representation of 72/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 72/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 72/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 72/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 72/5 x 2/2
= 144/10


step 3 The numerator 144 of fraction 144/10 can also be expressed as 144.00. 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.
= 144/10
= 14.4

Hence,
72/5 as a decimal is 14.4