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What is 3 30/26 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 30/26 as a decimal is 4.15MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 30/26 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 26 and add its product to 30 in the numerator to get: 108/26. Now we will attempt to convert 108/26 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 108 by the denominator 26:108 (numerator) Γ· 26 (denominator) = 4.15As a result, you get 4.15 as your answer when you convert 3 30/26 (or 108/26) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 10 4/14 as a decimal?What is 1 89/35 as a decimal?What is 11 18/12 as a decimal?What is 2 17/49 as a decimal?