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What is 22 10/5 as a decimal?

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Solution: 22 10/5 as a decimal is 24MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 22 10/5 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 22 by 5 and add its product to 10 in the numerator to get: 120/5. Now we will attempt to convert 120/5 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 120 by the denominator 5:120 (numerator) Γ· 5 (denominator) = 24As a result, you get 24 as your answer when you convert 22 10/5 (or 120/5) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 47/32 as a decimal?What is 6 13/19 as a decimal?What is 7 67/4 as a decimal?What is 6 46/17 as a decimal?