Answer:
5.4
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]5\frac{8}{20}[/tex]
To find its equivalent decimal, solve.
Step 1: Simplify the fraction
[tex]\frac{8}{20}[/tex]
It seems like 2 can go into 20 and 8.
So, 20 ÷ 2 = 10, and 8 ÷ 2 = 4. Then we have:
[tex]\frac{4}{10}[/tex], which can still be simplified further. So, by 2:
4 ÷ 2 = 2
10 ÷ 2 = 5
The final result is [tex]\boxed{\bold{\frac{2}{5}}}[/tex]
Now we have [tex]5\frac{2}{5}[/tex]. Since we already have a whole number (5), we can just convert the fraction ([tex]\frac{2}{5}[/tex]) into a decimal.
Step 1: Solve
2 ÷ 5 = 0.4
However, we have 5, so the decimal equivalent to [tex]5\frac{8}{20}[/tex] is [tex]\boxed{5.4}[/tex]