84/320 as a Decimal

84/320 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 84/320 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

84/320 as a Decimal
84/320 = 0.2625
Hence,
84/320 as a decimal equals to 0.2625
where,
84/320 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 84/320 is 0.2625

84/320 as a Mixed Number
The given fraction 84/320 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 84 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 320.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 84/320 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 84/320

What to be found:
Find the decimal expansion of fraction 84/320.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 84/320, 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 84/320.
= 84/320 x 100/100

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 100 x 84/320 x 1/100
= 8400/320 x 1/100

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 8400/320 x 1/100
= 8320 + 80/320 x 1/100
= ( 8320/320 + 80/320) x 1/100
= (26 + 80/320 ) x 1/100

step 5 Repeat the step 2 to find the decimal equivalent for the fraction 80/320 in the above expression:
= (26 + 80/320 ) x 1/100
= (26 + 0.25) x 1/100

step 6 Simplify the above expression further:
= (26 + 0.25) x 1/100
= 26.25 x 1/100
= 26.25/100
84/320= 0.2625

Hence,
84/320 as a decimal is 0.2625