79/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

79/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 79/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

79/5 as a Decimal Expansion
79/5 = 15.8
Hence,
79/5 as a decimal equals to 15.8
where,
79/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 79/5 is 15.8

79/5 as a Mixed Number
79/5 = (75 + 4)/5
= 75/5 + 4/5
= 15 + 4/5
= 15 4/5
79/5 = 15 4/5

Hence,
79/5 as a mixed number is 15 ⁴/₅
where,
79/5 is a given fraction,
15 ⁴/₅ is the mixed number representation of 79/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 79/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 79/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 79/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 79/5 x 2/2
= 158/10


step 3 The numerator 158 of fraction 158/10 can also be expressed as 158.00. Being 10 as the denominator, move the decimal point 1 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 158/10
= 15.8

Hence,
79/5 as a decimal is 15.8