Question

Write
–9 1/8
as a decimal number.

Answer 1

Answer:

-91/8

In decimal -11.375...

Answer 2

The decimal equivalent is -9.125

GIVEN

Fractional number

$- 9 \frac{1}{8}$

TO FIND

The decimal equivalent of the fractional number.

SOLUTION

We can simply solve the above problem as follows-

The given fraction is in the form of an improper fraction, we will convert it into a proper fraction and then find out its decimal equivalent.

Converting,

$- 9 \frac{1}{8}$

To proper fraction -

$- 9 \frac{1}{8} = 9 \times 8 + 1 = - \frac{73}{8}$

Now we will divide -73 by 8

= -9.125

Hence, The decimal equivalent is -9.125

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