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What is 5 18/18 as a decimal?

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Solution: 5 18/18 as a decimal is 6MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 5 18/18 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 5 by 18 and add its product to 18 in the numerator to get: 108/18. Now we will attempt to convert 108/18 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 108 by the denominator 18:108 (numerator) Γ· 18 (denominator) = 6As a result, you get 6 as your answer when you convert 5 18/18 (or 108/18) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 1 80/50 as a decimal?What is 5 27/24 as a decimal?What is 5 20/25 as a decimal?What is 11 12/3 as a decimal?