How do you write $-12/5$ as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-27T12:35:50

$-2.4$

Having the bottom number (denominator) as 5 makes this conversion much more straight forward.

$color(green)(-( 12/5color(red)(xx1))" "=" "-(12/5color(red)(xx2/2))$

$=-24/10 = -2.4$

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