Question #8e421

2 Answers
Feb 6, 2018

This is a calculator exercise (usually).

Explanation:

To do this with fractions, build 23/50 to denominator 100.
23/50 = 46/100
Forty-six hundreths is .46 in decimal form,
so 18 23/50 = 18.46.

To do this on a calculator, enter 18 + 23 / 50.

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Feb 6, 2018

18.46

Explanation:

To convert a fraction to a decimal find an equivalent fraction which has a denominator which is a power of 10

18 23/50 can be changed by 18 (23xx2)/(50xx2) and written as 18 46/100

The whole number is 18 and the fraction can be written as a decimal.

18 46/100 =18.46