Question

How do you write `8 21/25` as a decimal?

Answer 1

`8.84`

Explanation:

One way of changing a fraction to a decimal is by finding an equivalent fraction with a denominator as a power of 10.

`21/25 xx 4/4 = 84/100`

`8 21/25 = 8 84/100`

8 is the whole number and `84/100` can be written as a decimal with 2 decimal places.

`8 84/100 = 8.84`