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What is 4 35/28 as a decimal?

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Solution: 4 35/28 as a decimal is 5.25MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 4 35/28 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 4 by 28 and add its product to 35 in the numerator to get: 147/28. Now we will attempt to convert 147/28 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 147 by the denominator 28:147 (numerator) Γ· 28 (denominator) = 5.25As a result, you get 5.25 as your answer when you convert 4 35/28 (or 147/28) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 11 6/12 as a decimal?What is 2 32/41 as a decimal?What is 4 16/33 as a decimal?What is 6 21/17 as a decimal?