Based on the decimal fraction part it looks like this is a rounded answer to division by three. If so, multiply the whole thing by three on a calculator, round, then convert to a fraction using three for the denominator. Using Windows 7 calculator, 71.6666667 * 3 = 215.0000001. You are probably looking at 215/3 for the answer as an improper fraction, or 71 2/3 as a proper fraction.
Say for example the fraction you wanted to convert was 3 fifths or 3/5. Then you type into your calculator 3 divided by 5. This would give you 0.6 and that is the decimal version!
Divide the numerator by the denominator
You should be familiar with long division involving decimals
5/8 = 5 divided by 8 = 0.625
To convert a fraction to a decimal, you divide the numerator by the denominator - on a calculator, or using long division.
Based on the decimal fraction part it looks like this is a rounded answer to division by three. If so, multiply the whole thing by three on a calculator, round, then convert to a fraction using three for the denominator. Using Windows 7 calculator, 71.6666667 * 3 = 215.0000001. You are probably looking at 215/3 for the answer as an improper fraction, or 71 2/3 as a proper fraction.
Say for example the fraction you wanted to convert was 3 fifths or 3/5. Then you type into your calculator 3 divided by 5. This would give you 0.6 and that is the decimal version!
Divide the numerator by the denominator
Multiply the numerator of the fraction by 100 and then divide (using long division if needed or a calculator) by the denominator.
You should be familiar with long division involving decimals
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5/8 = 5 divided by 8 = 0.625
That function depends on the calculator's capabilites. Some calculators do not show fractions. They only represent fractions as a decimal value (e.g. 50% is represented in the calculator as .5). If your calculator has a fraction function, you can enter 50% then press the fraction button & it will display 1/2 (which is the lowest fraction for 50%).
Multiply both numbers by five- to get the fraction 85/100... which is 85%
You divide the numerator of the fraction by its denominator - using long division (aka the bus-stop method) if required.
The only other way is to have a machine do the long division for you.