Question

What is the decimal equvalent for 8 4/9

Answer 1

ANSWER:

8.44444... ( 4 is a reciprocal )

Step-by-step explanation:

First, you leave 8 as a whole number which will be the number before the decimal in the answer.
= 8

Then, to solve for the numbers which will follow after the decimal, we simply write the decimal form of 4 / 9.
= 0.44444 ( 4 is a reciprocal )

If we place the two numbers together, we get our answer.

= 8.44444 ( 4 is a reciprocal )

Answer 2

first concert 8 4/9 to an improper fraction.
which would be 76/9


then convert 76/9 into a decimal.

which would be 8.444(etc)