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What is 3 80/23 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 80/23 as a decimal is 6.48MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 80/23 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 23 and add its product to 80 in the numerator to get: 149/23. Now we will attempt to convert 149/23 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 149 by the denominator 23:149 (numerator) Γ· 23 (denominator) = 6.48As a result, you get 6.48 as your answer when you convert 3 80/23 (or 149/23) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 50/45 as a decimal?What is 4 5/31 as a decimal?What is 2 34/39 as a decimal?What is 5 44/16 as a decimal?