79/8 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 79/8 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
79/8 as a Decimal Expansion
79/8 = 9.875
Hence,
79/8 as a decimal equals to 9.875
where,
79/8 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 79/8 is 9.875
79/8 as a Mixed Number
79/8 = (72 + 7)/8
= 72/8 + 7/8
= 9 + 7/8
= 9 7/8
79/8 = 9 7/8
Hence,
79/8 as a mixed number is 9 7/8
where,
79/8 is a given fraction,
9 7/8 is the mixed number representation of 79/8.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 79/8 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 79/8
What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 79/8.
step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 79/8, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 79/8
= 72 + 7/8
= (9 x 8) + 7/8
step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (9 x 8)/8 + 7/8
step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 9 x 8/8 + 7/8
= 9 + 7/8
9 + 7/8 can be written as a mixed number 9 7/8.
step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 7/8 in the above expression:
Find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator of fractional part 7/8. Since the number of digits are equal in both numerator and denominator, multiply 10 with both numerator and denominator of 7/8.
= 9 + (7/8 x 10/10)
step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= 9 + (70/8 x 1/10)
= 9 + (64 + 6/8 x 1/10)
= 9 + [(64/8 + 6/8 ) x 1/10]
= 9 + [(8 + 6/8) x 1/10]
step 7 Repeat the step 5 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 6/8 in the above expression:
= 9 + [(8 + 6/8) x 1/10]
= 9 + [(8 + 0.75) x 1/10]
= 9 + (8.75 x 1/10)
= 9 + 8.75/10
= 9 + 0.875
step 8 Find the sum of above expression:
= 9 + 0.875
= 9.875
79/8 = 9.875
Hence,
79/8 as a decimal is 9.875
79/8 as a mixed number is 9 7/8