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What is 60 135/74 as a decimal?

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Solution: 60 135/74 as a decimal is 61.82MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 60 135/74 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 60 by 74 and add its product to 135 in the numerator to get: 4575/74. Now we will attempt to convert 4575/74 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 4575 by the denominator 74:4575 (numerator) Γ· 74 (denominator) = 61.82As a result, you get 61.82 as your answer when you convert 60 135/74 (or 4575/74) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 4 8/4 as a decimal?What is 3 1/50 as a decimal?What is 3 106/6 as a decimal?What is 2 93/26 as a decimal?