SOLUTION: Grace sold 5/8 of her stamp collection. What is this amount as a decimal?
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Question 520974: Grace sold 5/8 of her stamp collection. What is this amount as a decimal?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.625
Either do 5 divided by 8, note that 1/8 = .125 so 5/8 is five times as much, or simply memorize fourths, eighths, and sixteenths (useful for wood- and metal-working).
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