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Liam has learned 31 out of the 50 words on the list for a

spelling bee. What decimal is equivalent to the fraction
of words he has learned?

User Blake
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Answer:

0.62

Explanation:

31/50 =62/100 or 0.62

User Jay Smith
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Explanation:

Multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2 to get the denominator to 100 and lastly convert it into a decimal.


(31 * 2)/(50 * 2) = (62)/(100) = 0.62

User Techjourneyman
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