Solution: 5 1/27 as a decimal is 5.04
Methods
First step – Making the fraction improper:
The first step to changing 5 1/27 into a decimal is to change it to an improper fraction. To do that, we need to multiply 5 by 27 and add its product to 1 in the numerator to get: 136/27. Now we will attempt to convert 136/27 to a decimal using the following method:
Explanation using the division method:
A fraction is usually split into two parts: the first part is the number on top, called the numerator; and the second part is the number on the bottom, called the denominator. These are both separated by a line called the “divisor line”. We can use the division method help to solve this question: to get a decimal, simply divide the numerator 136 by the denominator 27 (which you can enter in any calculator):
136 (numerator) ÷ 27 (denominator) = 5.04
And finally, you get 5.04 as your answer when you convert 5 1/27 (or 136/27) to a decimal.
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