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What is 75 7/28 as a decimal?

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Solution: 75 7/28 as a decimal is 75.25MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 75 7/28 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 75 by 28 and add its product to 7 in the numerator to get: 2107/28. Now we will attempt to convert 2107/28 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 2107 by the denominator 28:2107 (numerator) Γ· 28 (denominator) = 75.25As a result, you get 75.25 as your answer when you convert 75 7/28 (or 2107/28) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 2/41 as a decimal?What is 4 7/34 as a decimal?What is 3 44/15 as a decimal?What is 5 8/21 as a decimal?