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What is 18 49/3 as a decimal?

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Solution: 18 49/3 as a decimal is 34.33MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 18 49/3 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 18 by 3 and add its product to 49 in the numerator to get: 103/3. Now we will attempt to convert 103/3 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 103 by the denominator 3:103 (numerator) Γ· 3 (denominator) = 34.33As a result, you get 34.33 as your answer when you convert 18 49/3 (or 103/3) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 1 80/29 as a decimal?What is 1 62/46 as a decimal?What is 3 10/45 as a decimal?What is 2 42/49 as a decimal?