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What is 6 65/8 as a decimal?

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Solution: 6 65/8 as a decimal is 14.13MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 6 65/8 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 6 by 8 and add its product to 65 in the numerator to get: 113/8. Now we will attempt to convert 113/8 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 113 by the denominator 8:113 (numerator) Γ· 8 (denominator) = 14.13As a result, you get 14.13 as your answer when you convert 6 65/8 (or 113/8) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 12 9/11 as a decimal?What is 35 22/3 as a decimal?What is 3 36/12 as a decimal?What is 4 17/32 as a decimal?