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What is 56 1/65 as a decimal?

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Solution: 56 1/65 as a decimal is 56.02MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 56 1/65 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 56 by 65 and add its product to 1 in the numerator to get: 3641/65. Now we will attempt to convert 3641/65 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 3641 by the denominator 65:3641 (numerator) Γ· 65 (denominator) = 56.02As a result, you get 56.02 as your answer when you convert 56 1/65 (or 3641/65) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 12/23 as a decimal?What is 2 56/38 as a decimal?What is 12 48/8 as a decimal?What is 5 11/27 as a decimal?