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What is 4 25/9 as a decimal?

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Solution: 4 25/9 as a decimal is 6.78MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 4 25/9 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 4 by 9 and add its product to 25 in the numerator to get: 61/9. Now we will attempt to convert 61/9 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 61 by the denominator 9:61 (numerator) ÷ 9 (denominator) = 6.78As a result, you get 6.78 as your answer when you convert 4 25/9 (or 61/9) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 4/47 as a decimal?What is 7 9/11 as a decimal?What is 1 24/35 as a decimal?What is 1 24/16 as a decimal?