Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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1. Terminating and Repeating Decimals
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Exercise 12 Page 267

Start by writing the given mixed number as a fraction. Then, divide the numerator by the denominator.

2.54

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We want to write the given mixed number as a decimal. 2 611 We will first rewrite it as a fraction.
2 611
Rewrite 2 611 as 28/11
2* 11+6/11
22+6/11
28/11
We found that 2 611 is equal to 28 11 when it is written as a fraction. This means that we actually want to find the quotient 28÷ 11. We find the quotient by dividing the numerator of the fraction by its denominator. Let's do it!
We found that 2811 written as a decimal is 2.54. Since we previously found that 2 611 is equal to 2811, we can say that 2 611 written as a decimal is 2.54. 2 611= 2811=2.54