85/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

85/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 85/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

85/2 as a Decimal Expansion
85/2 = 42.5
Hence,
85/2 as a decimal equals to 42.5
where,
85/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 85/2 is 42.5

85/2 as a Mixed Number
85/2 = (84 + 1)/2
= 84/2 + 1/2
= 42 + 1/2
= 42 1/2
85/2 = 42 1/2

Hence,
85/2 as a mixed number is 42 ¹/₂
where,
85/2 is a given fraction,
42 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 85/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 85/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 85/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 85/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 85/2 x 5/5
= 425/10


step 3 The numerator 425 of fraction 425/10 can also be expressed as 425.00. 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.
= 425/10
= 42.5

Hence,
85/2 as a decimal is 42.5