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What is 7 65/5 as a decimal?

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Solution: 7 65/5 as a decimal is 20MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 7 65/5 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 7 by 5 and add its product to 65 in the numerator to get: 100/5. Now we will attempt to convert 100/5 to a decimal using the following method. Explanation using the division method:A fraction is written in terms of two parts: the number on top is called the numerator and the number on the bottom is called the denominator. We can use the division method to solve this question. To get a decimal, simply divide the numerator 100 by the denominator 5:100 (numerator) Γ· 5 (denominator) = 20As a result, you get 20 as your answer when you convert 7 65/5 (or 100/5) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 4 25/18 as a decimal?What is 2 16/44 as a decimal?What is 2 75/35 as a decimal?What is 3 6/41 as a decimal?