42/9 as a Mixed Number

42/9 as a mixed number is 4 2/3.

How to convert 42/9 to a mixed number

  1. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 42 ÷ 9 = 4 with a remainder of 6.
  2. The quotient 4 is the whole number.
  3. The remainder 6 becomes the new numerator, and the denominator stays 9: 4 6/9.
  4. Simplify 6/9 by dividing both by 3: 6/9 = 2/3. The answer is 4 2/3.

Check: convert 4 2/3 back to an improper fraction

Multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator: 4 × 3 + 2 = 14, so 4 2/3 = 14/3, the same value as 42/9 in lowest terms.

As a decimal, 42/9 = 4.666667....

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