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What is 3 38/11 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 38/11 as a decimal is 6.45MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 38/11 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 11 and add its product to 38 in the numerator to get: 71/11. Now we will attempt to convert 71/11 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 71 by the denominator 11:71 (numerator) Γ· 11 (denominator) = 6.45As a result, you get 6.45 as your answer when you convert 3 38/11 (or 71/11) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 5/48 as a decimal?What is 1 70/47 as a decimal?What is 5 20/26 as a decimal?What is 5 8/25 as a decimal?