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What is 7 74/9 as a decimal?

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Solution: 7 74/9 as a decimal is 15.22MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 7 74/9 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 7 by 9 and add its product to 74 in the numerator to get: 137/9. Now we will attempt to convert 137/9 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 137 by the denominator 9:137 (numerator) Γ· 9 (denominator) = 15.22As a result, you get 15.22 as your answer when you convert 7 74/9 (or 137/9) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 10 2/11 as a decimal?What is 29 4/5 as a decimal?What is 6 2/24 as a decimal?What is 2 73/29 as a decimal?