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What is 11 8/8 as a decimal?

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Solution: 11 8/8 as a decimal is 12MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 11 8/8 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 11 by 8 and add its product to 8 in the numerator to get: 96/8. Now we will attempt to convert 96/8 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 96 by the denominator 8:96 (numerator) Γ· 8 (denominator) = 12As a result, you get 12 as your answer when you convert 11 8/8 (or 96/8) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 1/50 as a decimal?What is 5 39/16 as a decimal?What is 1 12/49 as a decimal?What is 1 63/29 as a decimal?