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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-10

Lin has a marble that is [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] inch wide. Write the marble's width as a decimal. Show your work.

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5/8 as a decimal would be 5/8 times 100/x because if you found the equivilent fraction you would be able to multiply it by the upside-down-fraction and get 1 for example 2/4 =1/2 if you multiply 4/2 with 1/2 you would get 4/4 or 1 so 5/8 times 100/x =500/8x=1 then use long division to solve 62.5/100=62.5%

Answered by apologiabiology | 2024-06-10

The width of the marble, represented by the fraction 8 5 ​ inch, converts to the decimal 0.625 inches. This is achieved by dividing 5 by 8, which results in 0.625. Thus, the decimal equivalent is 0.625 inches.
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Answered by apologiabiology | 2024-10-31