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What is 13 26/4 as a decimal?

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Solution: 13 26/4 as a decimal is 19.5MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 13 26/4 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 13 by 4 and add its product to 26 in the numerator to get: 78/4. Now we will attempt to convert 78/4 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 78 by the denominator 4:78 (numerator) Γ· 4 (denominator) = 19.5As a result, you get 19.5 as your answer when you convert 13 26/4 (or 78/4) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 16 6/7 as a decimal?What is 4 23/27 as a decimal?What is 3 26/34 as a decimal?What is 3 53/28 as a decimal?