74/4 as a Decimal and Mixed Number
74/4 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 74/4 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
74/4 as a Decimal
74/4 = 18.5
Hence,
74/4 as a decimal equals to 18.5
where,
74/4 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 74/4 is 18.5
74/4 as a Mixed Number
74/4 = (72 + 2)/4
= 72/4 + 2/4
= 18 + 2/4
= 18 2/4
74/4 = 18 2/4
Hence,
74/4 as a mixed number is 18 2/4
where,
74/4 is a given fraction,
18 2/4 is the mixed number representation of 74/4.
How-to: 74/4 as a Decimal
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 74/4 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 74/4
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 74/4.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 74/4, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 74/4
= 72 + 2/4
= (18 x 4) + 2/4
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (18 x 4)/4 + 2/4
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 18 x 4/4 + 2/4
= 18 + 2/4
= 18 + 1 x 2/2 x 2
= 18 + 1/2
18 + 1/2 can be written as a mixed number 18 1/2.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/2 in the above expression:
Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 18 + (1/2 x 5/5)
= 18 + 5/10
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 18 + 0.5
= 18.5
74/4 = 18.5
Hence,
74/4 as a decimal is 18.5
74/4 as a mixed number is 18 1/2