88/72 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

88/72 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 88/72 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

88/72 as a Decimal
88/72 = 1.2222
Hence,
88/72 as a decimal equals to 1.2222
where,
88/72 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 88/72 is 1.2222

88/72 as a Mixed Number
88/72 = (72 + 16)/72
= 72/72 + 16/72
= 1 + 16/72
= 1 16/72
88/72 = 1 16/72

Hence,
88/72 as a mixed number is 1 ¹⁶/₇₂
where,
88/72 is a given fraction,
1 ¹⁶/₇₂ is the mixed number representation of 88/72.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 88/72 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 88/72

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 88/72.

step 2 The numerator is greater than the denominator of the fraction 88/72, so write the given fraction in the expression form in terms of denominator as like the below:
= 88/72
= 72 + 16/72

step 3 Make the above expression as individual fractions:
= 72/72 + 16/72

step 4 Simplify the above expression:
= 1 x 72/72 + 16/72
= 1 + 16/72
= 1 + 2 x 8/9 x 8
= 1 + 2/9
1 + 2/9 can be written as a mixed number 1 ²/₉.


step 5 Find the decimal equivalent for the fractional part 2/9 in the above expression:
= 1 + 0.2222
= 1.2222
88/72 = 1.2222

Hence,
88/72 as a decimal is 1.2222
88/72 as a mixed number is 1 ²/₉