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What is 5 58/14 as a decimal?

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Solution: 5 58/14 as a decimal is 9.14MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 5 58/14 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 5 by 14 and add its product to 58 in the numerator to get: 128/14. Now we will attempt to convert 128/14 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 128 by the denominator 14:128 (numerator) Γ· 14 (denominator) = 9.14As a result, you get 9.14 as your answer when you convert 5 58/14 (or 128/14) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 5 10/28 as a decimal?What is 10 33/11 as a decimal?What is 2 21/25 as a decimal?What is 5 34/16 as a decimal?