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What is 17 13/8 as a decimal?

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Solution: 17 13/8 as a decimal is 18.63MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 17 13/8 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 17 by 8 and add its product to 13 in the numerator to get: 149/8. Now we will attempt to convert 149/8 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 149 by the denominator 8:149 (numerator) Γ· 8 (denominator) = 18.63As a result, you get 18.63 as your answer when you convert 17 13/8 (or 149/8) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 36/49 as a decimal?What is 11 5/12 as a decimal?What is 3 14/23 as a decimal?What is 1 3/41 as a decimal?