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What is 13 93/4 as a decimal?

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Solution: 13 93/4 as a decimal is 36.25MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 13 93/4 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 13 by 4 and add its product to 93 in the numerator to get: 145/4. Now we will attempt to convert 145/4 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 145 by the denominator 4:145 (numerator) Γ· 4 (denominator) = 36.25As a result, you get 36.25 as your answer when you convert 13 93/4 (or 145/4) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 29 1/5 as a decimal?What is 1 65/44 as a decimal?What is 4 1/37 as a decimal?What is 1 27/43 as a decimal?