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What is 3 14/21 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 14/21 as a decimal is 3.67MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 14/21 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 21 and add its product to 14 in the numerator to get: 77/21. Now we will attempt to convert 77/21 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 21:77 (numerator) Γ· 21 (denominator) = 3.67As a result, you get 3.67 as your answer when you convert 3 14/21 (or 77/21) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 4/48 as a decimal?What is 7 33/15 as a decimal?What is 1 126/13 as a decimal?What is 15 7/2 as a decimal?