document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490010>Question 490010</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you convert mixed numbers into decimals without a calculator? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=deborabr><B>deborabr(181)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=deborabr><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=deborabr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first, transforme the mixed number into fraction, for example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is a sum, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6/6*2/6+1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "conserve the denominator and calculate the numerator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now divided the numerator by the denominator<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13/6 = 2,16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 2 1/6 is 2,16 too<BR>\n" );
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