42/12 as a Mixed Number

42/12 as a mixed number is 3 1/2.

How to convert 42/12 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 42 ÷ 12 = 3 with a remainder of 6.
  2. The quotient 3 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 6 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 12: 3 6/12.
  4. Simplify 6/12 by dividing both by 6: 6/12 = 1/2. The answer is 3 1/2.

Check: convert 3 1/2 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 3 × 2 + 1 = 7, so 3 1/2 = 7/2, the same value as 42/12 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 42/12 = 3.5.

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