How do you write $12 3/10$ as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-10T19:53:11

$12 3/10 = 12.3$

Look at what you already know:

The whole number is 12, that will be written to the left of the decimal point.

The fraction has its denominator as a power of 10, which means it can be written as a decimal with 1 decimal place. $3/10 = 0.3$

$:. 12 3/10 = 12.3$

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