How do you write $53/8$ as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-13T04:11:25

Answer: $6.625$

Option 1: Use a calculator

Option 2:
We can use long division to find the quotient and the remainder:
$53//8=6"R"5=6+5/8$

Since we know that $1/8+4/8=5/8$ and $1/8=0.125$ and $4/8=1/2=0.5$ , then $0.125+.5=0.625$

Therefore, $1/8+4/8=6+0.625=6.625$ which is our final answer

How do you write 53/853/8 as a decimal?