97/2 as a Decimal and Mixed Number

97/2 as a decimal and mixed number expansion provides the detailed information about what is 97/2 in decimal and mixed number form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

97/2 as a Decimal Expansion
97/2 = 48.5
Hence,
97/2 as a decimal equals to 48.5
where,
97/2 is a given fraction,
The decimal expansion of 97/2 is 48.5

97/2 as a Mixed Number
97/2 = (96 + 1)/2
= 96/2 + 1/2
= 48 + 1/2
= 48 1/2
97/2 = 48 1/2

Hence,
97/2 as a mixed number is 48 ¹/₂
where,
97/2 is a given fraction,
48 ¹/₂ is the mixed number representation of 97/2.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 97/2 as a decimal equivalent.
step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:
The fraction = 97/2

What to be found:
Find the equivalent decimal expansion and mixed number for fraction 97/2.

step 2 Multiply both numerator and denominator by 5 to make the denominator as powers of 10:
= 97/2 x 5/5
= 485/10


step 3 The numerator 485 of fraction 485/10 can also be expressed as 485.00. 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.
= 485/10
= 48.5

Hence,
97/2 as a decimal is 48.5