72/55 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

72/55 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 72/55 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

72/55 as a Decimal
72/55 = 1.3091
Hence,
72/55 as a decimal equals to 1.3091
where,
72/55 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 72/55 is 1.3091

72/55 as a Mixed Number
72/55 = (55 + 17)/55
= 55/55 + 17/55
= 1 + 17/55
= 1 17/55
72/55 = 1 17/55

Hence,
72/55 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁷/₅₅
where,
72/55 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁷/₅₅ is the mixed number representation of 72/55.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 72/55 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 72/55

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 72/55.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 72/55, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 72/55
= 55 + 17/55

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 55/55 + 17/55

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 55/55 + 17/55
= 1 + 17/55
1 + 17/55 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹⁷/₅₅.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 17/55 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.3091
= 1.3091
72/55 = 1.3091

Hence,
72/55 as a decimal is 1.3091
72/55 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁷/₅₅