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What is 146 10/109 as a decimal?

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Solution: 146 10/109 as a decimal is 146.09MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 146 10/109 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 146 by 109 and add its product to 10 in the numerator to get: 15924/109. Now we will attempt to convert 15924/109 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 15924 by the denominator 109:15924 (numerator) Γ· 109 (denominator) = 146.09As a result, you get 146.09 as your answer when you convert 146 10/109 (or 15924/109) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 5 22/23 as a decimal?What is 17 9/7 as a decimal?What is 2 108/16 as a decimal?What is 12 7/6 as a decimal?