85/50 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

85/50 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 85/50 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

85/50 as a Decimal
85/50 = 1.7
Hence,
85/50 as a decimal equals to 1.7
where,
85/50 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 85/50 is 1.7

85/50 as a Mixed Number
85/50 = (50 + 35)/50
= 50/50 + 35/50
= 1 + 35/50
= 1 35/50
85/50 = 1 35/50

Hence,
85/50 as a mixed number is 1 ³⁵/₅₀
where,
85/50 is a given fraction,
1 ³⁵/₅₀ is the mixed number representation of 85/50.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 85/50 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 85/50

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 85/50.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 85/50 x 2/2
= 170/100


step 3 The numerator 170 of fraction 170/100 can also be expressed as 1.7. Being 100 as the denominator, move the decimal point 2 decimal places from right to left in the numerator to write the fraction as decimal number.
= 170/100
= 1.7

Hence,
85/50 as a decimal is 1.7