How to turn mixed numbers into decimals? For example 1/20
To convert a mixed number into decimals using this example.
1/20 converted to a decimal is 1 divided by 20
\(1/20=.05\)
you divide the numerator by the denominator
technically 1/20 in not a mixed number but if you did have a mixed number first you would convert it into an improper fraction for example 7 1/4 you would change it to 29/4 then you would divide 29 by 4 your answer to that would be 7.25 (also 1/20 as a decimal would be 0.05