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What is 85 123/21 as a decimal?

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Solution: 85 123/21 as a decimal is 90.86MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 85 123/21 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 85 by 21 and add its product to 123 in the numerator to get: 1908/21. Now we will attempt to convert 1908/21 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 1908 by the denominator 21:1908 (numerator) Γ· 21 (denominator) = 90.86As a result, you get 90.86 as your answer when you convert 85 123/21 (or 1908/21) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 50/34 as a decimal?What is 8 43/13 as a decimal?What is 2 42/27 as a decimal?What is 1 5/26 as a decimal?