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What is 5 24/15 as a decimal?

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Solution: 5 24/15 as a decimal is 6.6MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 5 24/15 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 5 by 15 and add its product to 24 in the numerator to get: 99/15. Now we will attempt to convert 99/15 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 99 by the denominator 15:99 (numerator) Γ· 15 (denominator) = 6.6As a result, you get 6.6 as your answer when you convert 5 24/15 (or 99/15) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 4/15 as a decimal?What is 2 44/39 as a decimal?What is 3 5/47 as a decimal?What is 8 7/17 as a decimal?