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What is 3 24/14 as a decimal?

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Solution: 3 24/14 as a decimal is 4.71MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 3 24/14 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 3 by 14 and add its product to 24 in the numerator to get: 66/14. Now we will attempt to convert 66/14 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 66 by the denominator 14:66 (numerator) Γ· 14 (denominator) = 4.71As a result, you get 4.71 as your answer when you convert 3 24/14 (or 66/14) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 13/37 as a decimal?What is 2 11/50 as a decimal?What is 25 1/6 as a decimal?What is 1 65/47 as a decimal?