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What is 7 15/13 as a decimal?

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Solution: 7 15/13 as a decimal is 8.15MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 7 15/13 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 7 by 13 and add its product to 15 in the numerator to get: 106/13. Now we will attempt to convert 106/13 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 106 by the denominator 13:106 (numerator) Γ· 13 (denominator) = 8.15As a result, you get 8.15 as your answer when you convert 7 15/13 (or 106/13) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 4 96/12 as a decimal?What is 3 2/48 as a decimal?What is 2 20/18 as a decimal?What is 3 23/37 as a decimal?