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What is 103 123/97 as a decimal?

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Solution: 103 123/97 as a decimal is 104.27MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 103 123/97 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 103 by 97 and add its product to 123 in the numerator to get: 10114/97. Now we will attempt to convert 10114/97 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 10114 by the denominator 97:10114 (numerator) Γ· 97 (denominator) = 104.27As a result, you get 104.27 as your answer when you convert 103 123/97 (or 10114/97) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 1 44/48 as a decimal?What is 36 5/4 as a decimal?What is 4 6/34 as a decimal?What is 6 3/19 as a decimal?