74/72 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

74/72 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 74/72 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

74/72 as a Decimal
74/72 = 1.0278
Hence,
74/72 as a decimal equals to 1.0278
where,
74/72 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 74/72 is 1.0278

74/72 as a Mixed Number
74/72 = (72 + 2)/72
= 72/72 + 2/72
= 1 + 2/72
= 1 2/72
74/72 = 1 2/72

Hence,
74/72 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₇₂
where,
74/72 is a given fraction,
1 ²/₇₂ is the mixed number representation of 74/72.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 74/72 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 74/72

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 74/72.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 74/72, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 74/72
= 72 + 2/72

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 72/72 + 2/72

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 72/72 + 2/72
= 1 + 2/72
= 1 + 1 x 2/36 x 2
= 1 + 1/36
1 + 1/36 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₃₆.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/36 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.0278
= 1.0278
74/72 = 1.0278

Hence,
74/72 as a decimal is 1.0278
74/72 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₃₆