115/42 to a mixed number

The fraction 115/42 as a mixed number is 2 31/42

Divide the numerator (115) by the denominator (42): the quotient 2 is the whole part and the remainder 31 is the numerator of the fractional part, over the same denominator. Reduced to lowest terms that gives 2 31/42.

Multiply the whole part by the denominator and add the remainder back: 2 × 42 = 84, and 84 + 31 = 115 — exactly the numerator you started with.

115 ÷ 42 ≈ 2.738.