Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Fractions, Decimals, and Order of Operations - Exercise Set - Page 381: 23

Answer

5.85

Work Step by Step

To write a fraction as a decimal convert to a fraction to another fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of 10. $5\frac{17}{20}=5\frac{17\times5}{20\times5}=5\frac{85}{100}=5.85$
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