42/10 as a Mixed Number

42/10 as a mixed number is 4 1/5.

How to convert 42/10 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 42 ÷ 10 = 4 with a remainder of 2.
  2. The quotient 4 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 2 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 10: 4 2/10.
  4. Simplify 2/10 by dividing both by 2: 2/10 = 1/5. The answer is 4 1/5.

Check: convert 4 1/5 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 4 × 5 + 1 = 21, so 4 1/5 = 21/5, the same value as 42/10 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 42/10 = 4.2.

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