42/8 as a Mixed Number

42/8 as a mixed number is 5 1/4.

How to convert 42/8 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 42 ÷ 8 = 5 with a remainder of 2.
  2. The quotient 5 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 2 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 8: 5 2/8.
  4. Simplify 2/8 by dividing both by 2: 2/8 = 1/4. The answer is 5 1/4.

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

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 5 × 4 + 1 = 21, so 5 1/4 = 21/4, the same value as 42/8 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 42/8 = 5.25.

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