84/240 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 84/240 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.
84/240 as a Decimal
84/240 = 0.35
Hence,
84/240 as a decimal equals to 0.35
where,
84/240 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 84/240 is 0.35
84/240 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 84/240 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 84 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 240.
The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 84/240 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 84/240
What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 84/240.
step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 84/240, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the denominator is having 1 more digits than the numerator, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 84/240.
= 84/240 x 100/100
step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 100 x 84/240 x 1/100
= 8400/240 x 1/100
step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 8400/240 x 1/100
= 35 x 1/100
= 35/100
= 0.35
Hence,
84/240 as a decimal is 0.35