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What is 3 125/2 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 125/2 as a decimal is 65.5MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 125/2 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 2 and add its product to 125 in the numerator to get: 131/2. Now we will attempt to convert 131/2 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 131 by the denominator 2:131 (numerator) ÷ 2 (denominator) = 65.5As a result, you get 65.5 as your answer when you convert 3 125/2 (or 131/2) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 21/37 as a decimal?What is 3 3/47 as a decimal?What is 1 5/45 as a decimal?What is 12 19/8 as a decimal?