This calculator can convert fraction to decimal, e.g., 5 1⁄2 = 5.5,
or convert decimal to fraction, e.g., 4.35 = 4 7⁄20, quick and easy.
How to use this converter
- To convert fraction to decimal, fill in the blank of fraction, e.g., fill 2/3, 4 1/2, 1 1/5
- To convert decimal to fraction, fill in the blank of decimal, e.g., fill 0.3, 1.5, 19.6
- The result will be calculated and displayed automatically
- It will show the calculation formula, too.
The fraction to decimal calculator can easily convert mixed fraction to decimal,
for example, 5 3/4 = 5.75 or 13 1/8 = 13.125,
calculate fraction to decimal, or deimal to faction is a simple math question.
- In fractions, the numerator is the number above the line and the denominator is the number below.
- The line in a fraction that separates the numerator and the denominator represents division.
- To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator.
How to convert a fraction to a decimal ?
Fractions and decimals represent the same things: numbers that are not whole numbers.
In a fraction, the fraction bar means "divided by."
So to find the decimal equivalent of a fraction like 3⁄4 ,
you need to solve the math problem : 3 divided by 4.
Question : What is 3 7⁄8 as a decimal ... ?
How to convert a decimal into a fraction ?
- Write down the decimal divided by 1, like this:
decimal/1
- Multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point. (For example, if there are two numbers after the decimal point, then use 100, if there are three then use 1000, etc.)
- Simplify (or reduce) the fraction
Fractions & Decimals Conversion Chart
Fraction | Decimal |
1⁄2 | 0.5 |
1⁄3 | 0.33333333 |
2⁄3 | 0.66666666 |
1⁄4 | 0.25 |
3⁄4 | 0.75 |
1⁄5 | 0.2 |
2⁄5 | 0.4 |
3⁄5 | 0.6 |
4⁄5 | 0.8 |
1⁄6 | 0.16666666 |
5⁄6 | 0.83333333 |
Fraction | Decimal |
1⁄7 | 0.14285714 |
2⁄7 | 0.28571428 |
3⁄7 | 0.42857142 |
4⁄7 | 0.57142857 |
5⁄7 | 0.71428571 |
6⁄7 | 0.85714285 |
1⁄8 | 0.125 |
3⁄8 | 0.375 |
5⁄8 | 0.625 |
7⁄8 | 0.875 |
Please notice the decimal place is too small to matter, so we truncated it.
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