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What is 8 30/15 as a decimal?

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Solution: 8 30/15 as a decimal is 10MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 8 30/15 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 8 by 15 and add its product to 30 in the numerator to get: 150/15. Now we will attempt to convert 150/15 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 150 by the denominator 15:150 (numerator) Γ· 15 (denominator) = 10As a result, you get 10 as your answer when you convert 8 30/15 (or 150/15) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 4/45 as a decimal?What is 4 45/26 as a decimal?What is 4 4/22 as a decimal?What is 8 11/12 as a decimal?