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Default How do I convert a fraction to its true decimal, not a date no.

I have imported a file into excel with fractions. When I convert the
fractions to decimals, it converts to a date number. e.g. 3/1 converts to
39085 as it sees it not as 3 but as the 3rd January. Any ideas?