How do you write $8 21/25$ as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-14T09:42:19

$8.84$

One way of changing a fraction to a decimal is by finding an equivalent fraction with a denominator as a power of 10.

$21/25 xx 4/4 = 84/100$

$8 21/25 = 8 84/100$

8 is the whole number and $84/100$ can be written as a decimal with 2 decimal places.

$8 84/100 = 8.84$

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