79/30 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 79/30 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
79/30 as a Decimal Expansion
79/30 = 2.6333
Hence,
79/30 as a decimal equals to 2.6333
where,
79/30 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 79/30 is 2.6333
79/30 as a Mixed Number
79/30 = (60 + 19)/30
= 60/30 + 19/30
= 2 + 19/30
= 2 19/30
79/30 = 2 19/30
Hence,
79/30 as a mixed number is 2 19/30
where,
79/30 is a given fraction,
2 19/30 is the mixed number representation of 79/30.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 79/30 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 79/30
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 79/30.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 79/30, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 79/30
= 60 + 19/30
= (2 x 30) + 19/30
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 30)/30 + 19/30
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 30/30 + 19/30
= 2 + 19/30
2 + 19/30 can be written as a mixed number 2 19/30.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 19/30 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 19/30. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 19/30.
= 2 + (19/30 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 2 + (190/30 x 1/10)
= 2 + (180 + 10/30 x 1/10)
= 2 + [(180/30 + 10/30 ) x 1/10]
= 2 + [(6 + 10/30) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 10/30 in the above expression:
= 2 + [(6 + 10/30) x 1/10]
= 2 + [(6 + 0.33) x 1/10]
= 2 + (6.33 x 1/10)
= 2 + 6.33/10
= 2 + 0.633
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 2 + 0.633
= 2.633
79/30 = 2.633
Hence,
79/30 as a decimal is 2.633
79/30 as a mixed number is 2 19/30