74/30 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

74/30 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 74/30 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

74/30 as a Decimal
74/30 = 2.4667
Hence,
74/30 as a decimal equals to 2.4667
where,
74/30 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 74/30 is 2.4667

74/30 as a Mixed Number
74/30 = (60 + 14)/30
= 60/30 + 14/30
= 2 + 14/30
= 2 14/30
74/30 = 2 14/30

Hence,
74/30 as a mixed number is 2 ¹⁴/₃₀
where,
74/30 is a given fraction,
2 ¹⁴/₃₀ is the mixed number representation of 74/30.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 74/30 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 74/30

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 74/30.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 74/30, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 74/30
= 60 + 14/30
= (2 x 30) + 14/30

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 30)/30 + 14/30

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 30/30 + 14/30
= 2 + 14/30
= 2 + 7 x 2/15 x 2
= 2 + 7/15
2 + 7/15 can be written as a mixed number 2 ⁷/₁₅.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 7/15 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.4667
= 2.4667
74/30 = 2.4667

Hence,
74/30 as a decimal is 2.4667
74/30 as a mixed number is 2 ⁷/₁₅