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What is 10 39/4 as a decimal?

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Solution: 10 39/4 as a decimal is 19.75MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 10 39/4 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 10 by 4 and add its product to 39 in the numerator to get: 79/4. Now we will attempt to convert 79/4 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 79 by the denominator 4:79 (numerator) Γ· 4 (denominator) = 19.75As a result, you get 19.75 as your answer when you convert 10 39/4 (or 79/4) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 17 70/3 as a decimal?What is 1 88/38 as a decimal?What is 3 81/16 as a decimal?What is 4 22/28 as a decimal?