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What is 8 22/4 as a decimal?

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Solution: 8 22/4 as a decimal is 13.5MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 8 22/4 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 8 by 4 and add its product to 22 in the numerator to get: 54/4. Now we will attempt to convert 54/4 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 54 by the denominator 4:54 (numerator) Γ· 4 (denominator) = 13.5As a result, you get 13.5 as your answer when you convert 8 22/4 (or 54/4) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 7 46/7 as a decimal?What is 11 5/13 as a decimal?What is 10 31/5 as a decimal?What is 3 66/23 as a decimal?