Question

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

Answer 1

when writing a decimal, the numbers to the left of the decimal are whole numbers greater then or equal to 1. The numbers to the right of the decimal are numbers less then 1.

if u know 5/8 = 0.625, then 4 5/8 = 4.625