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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Write 51 17/80 as a decimal number.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

51.2125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10.8375

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am a but confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

??????????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 10.8375...sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think logically, the whole no. part of the mixed fraction is 51 so obviously, the answer should be 51 point something.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

by calculation its 10.8375

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well thanks guys

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you explain how you got 10.8375?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you need to divide 17/80 and add it to 51

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do you get moyo?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its 51.2125 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

51.2125

OpenStudy (anonymous):

see?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(same as you pratu)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u dont add...u multiply it by 51

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, the question would READ 51 and 17/80ths (so adding)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's not a math problem, it's a simplification problem (if i understand correctly).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

moyo is right. there is no multiplication sign between 51 and 17/80.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

turning a fraction into a decimal is how i understand it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i f there is no sign between any two numbers...its taken as multiplication...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, its a mixed fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it's not asking to SOLVE the problem, it's asking to simplify by turning a GIVEN NUMBER into a decimal.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the given number happens to be a fraction that stands on its own.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you r right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hope you have understood mascyon.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok...well thnx.!!

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