87/5 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

87/5 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 87/5 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

87/5 as a Decimal Expansion
87/5 = 17.4
Hence,
87/5 as a decimal equals to 17.4
where,
87/5 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 87/5 is 17.4

87/5 as a Mixed Number
87/5 = (85 + 2)/5
= 85/5 + 2/5
= 17 + 2/5
= 17 2/5
87/5 = 17 2/5

Hence,
87/5 as a mixed number is 17 ²/₅
where,
87/5 is a given fraction,
17 ²/₅ is the mixed number representation of 87/5.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 87/5 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 87/5

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 87/5.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 87/5 x 2/2
= 174/10


step 3 The numerator 174 of fraction 174/10 can also be expressed as 174.00. 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.
= 174/10
= 17.4

Hence,
87/5 as a decimal is 17.4