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What is 70 18/12 as a decimal?

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Solution: 70 18/12 as a decimal is 71.5MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 70 18/12 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 70 by 12 and add its product to 18 in the numerator to get: 858/12. Now we will attempt to convert 858/12 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 858 by the denominator 12:858 (numerator) Γ· 12 (denominator) = 71.5As a result, you get 71.5 as your answer when you convert 70 18/12 (or 858/12) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 13/36 as a decimal?What is 3 9/47 as a decimal?What is 1 35/11 as a decimal?What is 8 2/18 as a decimal?