explain how 5 / 8= 0.625 helps you write the decimal for 4 5/8

Decimal form of 5/8 = 0.625

Decimal form of 4 5/8 = 0.625+4
=4.625
HENCE DECIMAL FORM OF 4 5/8 is 4.625.

4 5/8 = 4 + 5/8

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It’s 4.625

To write the decimal for 4 5/8, we can use the concept of division and the decimal representation of the fraction 5/8.

To begin, we can rewrite the mixed number 4 5/8 as an improper fraction.

To do this, we multiply the whole number (4) by the denominator of the fraction (8) and add the numerator of the fraction (5).

So, 4 5/8 can be rewritten as (4 * 8 + 5)/8 = 33/8.

Now, we can divide 33 by 8 to find the decimal representation.

When we perform long division, we see that 33 divided by 8 equals 4 with a remainder of 1.

This means that the result of the division is 4, which represents the whole number part of the mixed number, and the remainder (1) represents the numerator of the fraction.

Now, we can take the decimal representation of the fraction 5/8 (0.625) that you mentioned in the question.

So, the decimal representation of the mixed number 4 5/8 is 4.625.

In summary, to write the decimal for 4 5/8, we convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, perform the division to find the decimal representation of the improper fraction, and then combine the whole number and the decimal representation of the fraction to get the final decimal representation.