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What is 17 25/7 as a decimal?

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Solution: 17 25/7 as a decimal is 20.57MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 17 25/7 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 17 by 7 and add its product to 25 in the numerator to get: 144/7. Now we will attempt to convert 144/7 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 144 by the denominator 7:144 (numerator) Γ· 7 (denominator) = 20.57As a result, you get 20.57 as your answer when you convert 17 25/7 (or 144/7) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 5 75/14 as a decimal?What is 2 75/21 as a decimal?What is 3 8/43 as a decimal?What is 3 16/44 as a decimal?