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What is 2 80/30 as a decimal?

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Solution: 2 80/30 as a decimal is 4.67MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 2 80/30 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 2 by 30 and add its product to 80 in the numerator to get: 140/30. Now we will attempt to convert 140/30 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 140 by the denominator 30:140 (numerator) Γ· 30 (denominator) = 4.67As a result, you get 4.67 as your answer when you convert 2 80/30 (or 140/30) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 2/37 as a decimal?What is 2 56/34 as a decimal?What is 5 1/30 as a decimal?What is 17 18/4 as a decimal?