86/42 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

86/42 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 86/42 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

86/42 as a Decimal
86/42 = 2.0476
Hence,
86/42 as a decimal equals to 2.0476
where,
86/42 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 86/42 is 2.0476

86/42 as a Mixed Number
86/42 = (84 + 2)/42
= 84/42 + 2/42
= 2 + 2/42
= 2 2/42
86/42 = 2 2/42

Hence,
86/42 as a mixed number is 2 ²/₄₂
where,
86/42 is a given fraction,
2 ²/₄₂ is the mixed number representation of 86/42.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 86/42 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 86/42

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 86/42.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 86/42, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 86/42
= 84 + 2/42
= (2 x 42) + 2/42

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= (2 x 42)/42 + 2/42

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 2 x 42/42 + 2/42
= 2 + 2/42
= 2 + 1 x 2/21 x 2
= 2 + 1/21
2 + 1/21 can be written as a mixed number 2 ¹/₂₁.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 1/21 in the above expression:
= 2 + 0.0476
= 2.0476
86/42 = 2.0476

Hence,
86/42 as a decimal is 2.0476
86/42 as a mixed number is 2 ¹/₂₁