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What is 6 15/20 as a decimal?

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Solution: 6 15/20 as a decimal is 6.75MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 6 15/20 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 6 by 20 and add its product to 15 in the numerator to get: 135/20. Now we will attempt to convert 135/20 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 135 by the denominator 20:135 (numerator) ÷ 20 (denominator) = 6.75As a result, you get 6.75 as your answer when you convert 6 15/20 (or 135/20) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 1 30/46 as a decimal?What is 3 30/23 as a decimal?What is 3 10/38 as a decimal?What is 3 25/37 as a decimal?