Answer:
The weight of harry's dog written as a decimal is 12.875.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : Harrys dog weighs [tex]12\frac{7}{8}[/tex] pounds.
To find : What is the weight of harry's dog written as a decimal ?
Solution :
Harrys dog weighs [tex]12\frac{7}{8}[/tex] pounds is written in mixed fraction.
Writing mixed fraction in fraction is [tex]a\frac{x}{y}=(a\times y)+x[/tex]
[tex]12\frac{7}{8}=\frac{12\times 8+7}{8}[/tex]
[tex]12\frac{7}{8}=\frac{103}{8}[/tex]
Dividing 103 by 8 to write in decimal,
[tex]12\frac{7}{8}=12.875[/tex]
Therefore, The weight of harry's dog written as a decimal is 12.875.
