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What is 19 14/4 as a decimal?

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Solution: 19 14/4 as a decimal is 22.5MethodsFirst step – Making the fraction improper:The first step to changing 19 14/4 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 19 by 4 and add its product to 14 in the numerator to get: 90/4. Now we will attempt to convert 90/4 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 90 by the denominator 4:90 (numerator) ÷ 4 (denominator) = 22.5As a result, you get 22.5 as your answer when you convert 19 14/4 (or 90/4) to a decimal.Convert some more fractions to decimals!Practice some more problems on converting fractions to decimals:What is 2 56/38 as a decimal?What is 2 48/46 as a decimal?What is 2 38/42 as a decimal?What is 10 67/6 as a decimal?