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What is 14 121/9 as a decimal?

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Solution: 14 121/9 as a decimal is 27.44MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 14 121/9 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 14 by 9 and add its product to 121 in the numerator to get: 247/9. Now we will attempt to convert 247/9 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 247 by the denominator 9:247 (numerator) Γ· 9 (denominator) = 27.44As a result, you get 27.44 as your answer when you convert 14 121/9 (or 247/9) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 5 32/16 as a decimal?What is 9 1/11 as a decimal?What is 5 23/25 as a decimal?What is 2 92/20 as a decimal?