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What is 29 30/3 as a decimal?

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Solution: 29 30/3 as a decimal is 39MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 29 30/3 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 29 by 3 and add its product to 30 in the numerator to get: 117/3. Now we will attempt to convert 117/3 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 117 by the denominator 3:117 (numerator) ÷ 3 (denominator) = 39As a result, you get 39 as your answer when you convert 29 30/3 (or 117/3) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 3 29/22 as a decimal?What is 3 12/44 as a decimal?What is 7 1/21 as a decimal?What is 10 14/12 as a decimal?