73/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

73/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 73/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

73/42 as a Decimal
73/42 = 1.7381
Hence,
73/42 as a decimal equals to 1.7381
where,
73/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 73/42 is 1.7381

73/42 as a Mixed Number
73/42 = (42 + 31)/42
= 42/42 + 31/42
= 1 + 31/42
= 1 31/42
73/42 = 1 31/42

Hence,
73/42 as a mixed number is 1 ³¹/₄₂
where,
73/42 is a given fraction,
1 ³¹/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 73/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 73/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 73/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 73/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 73/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 73/42
= 42 + 31/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 42/42 + 31/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 42/42 + 31/42
= 1 + 31/42
1 + 31/42 can be written as a mixed number 1 ³¹/₄₂.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 31/42 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.7381
= 1.7381
73/42 = 1.7381

Hence,
73/42 as a decimal is 1.7381
73/42 as a mixed number is 1 ³¹/₄₂