What Are Two Ways To Write Mixed Numbers As Decimals? Please Give An Example Based On Your Explanation.

The answers to this question shows a couple of ways to do the conversion. Once you have a decimal number, there are a couple of ways to write it.

2 3/5 = 2 6/10 = 2.6    (convert the fractional part to something having a power of 10 in the denominator, then write according to place value)

2 3/5 = 13/5 = 13.0/5 = 2.6    (use long division (or a calculator) to divide out the improper fraction, or divide out just the fractional part and add to the integer part)

If you have a mixed number such as 12 3/5, you can write it as
12.6  or as
1.26*10¹ (scientific notation)

0.2 .. 2 ways to write this decimal.

2 decimals whose difference is 8.57