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What is 2 57/30 as a decimal?

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Solution: 2 57/30 as a decimal is 3.9MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 2 57/30 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 2 by 30 and add its product to 57 in the numerator to get: 117/30. Now we will attempt to convert 117/30 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 117 by the denominator 30:117 (numerator) Γ· 30 (denominator) = 3.9As a result, you get 3.9 as your answer when you convert 2 57/30 (or 117/30) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 34/25 as a decimal?What is 1 85/48 as a decimal?What is 3 12/35 as a decimal?What is 18 26/4 as a decimal?