76/72 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

76/72 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 76/72 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

76/72 as a Decimal
76/72 = 1.0556
Hence,
76/72 as a decimal equals to 1.0556
where,
76/72 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 76/72 is 1.0556

76/72 as a Mixed Number
76/72 = (72 + 4)/72
= 72/72 + 4/72
= 1 + 4/72
= 1 4/72
76/72 = 1 4/72

Hence,
76/72 as a mixed number is 1 ⁴/₇₂
where,
76/72 is a given fraction,
1 ⁴/₇₂ is the mixed number representation of 76/72.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 76/72 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 76/72

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 76/72.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 76/72, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 76/72
= 72 + 4/72

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 72/72 + 4/72

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 72/72 + 4/72
= 1 + 4/72
= 1 + 1 x 4/18 x 4
= 1 + 1/18
1 + 1/18 can be written as a mixed number 1 ¹/₁₈.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/18 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.0556
= 1.0556
76/72 = 1.0556

Hence,
76/72 as a decimal is 1.0556
76/72 as a mixed number is 1 ¹/₁₈