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What is 11 30/8 as a decimal?

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Solution: 11 30/8 as a decimal is 14.75MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 11 30/8 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 11 by 8 and add its product to 30 in the numerator to get: 118/8. Now we will attempt to convert 118/8 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 118 by the denominator 8:118 (numerator) Γ· 8 (denominator) = 14.75As a result, you get 14.75 as your answer when you convert 11 30/8 (or 118/8) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 6 49/8 as a decimal?What is 5 8/14 as a decimal?What is 6 1/25 as a decimal?What is 3 110/9 as a decimal?