1 and 5/8 as a decimal please explain

1 and 5/8 as a decimal is 1.625.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, to start, you either should know what 1/8 as a decimal is from memory, or you divide 1 by 8, but if you don't know 1/8 from memory, it would be easier to just do 5 ÷ 8 instead.

If you didn't know 1/8:

So, if you didn't know 1/8 from memory, you would do 5 divided by 8 and you should get 0.625. If you didn't, check our work. So, now that you have 5/8 as a decimal, all you have to do is add 1, and you have your answer; 1.625.

If you knew 1/8:

So, you've memorized 1/8 is 0.125, congrats! Lol. Well, you should know that 4/8 is equal to 1/2, and 1/2 as a decimal is 0.5. So, all you have to do is add 1 + 0.5 + 0.125 together and you get 1.625.