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What is 10 27/5 as a decimal?

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Solution: 10 27/5 as a decimal is 15.4MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 10 27/5 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 10 by 5 and add its product to 27 in the numerator to get: 77/5. Now we will attempt to convert 77/5 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 77 by the denominator 5:77 (numerator) Γ· 5 (denominator) = 15.4As a result, you get 15.4 as your answer when you convert 10 27/5 (or 77/5) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 3/40 as a decimal?What is 2 43/47 as a decimal?What is 3 9/30 as a decimal?What is 2 65/31 as a decimal?