A fraction will convert to a terminating decimal only if the denominator of the fraction in its reduced form is divisible only by powers of 2 or powers of 5 (or a combination).
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The latter which would be an irrational number that cannot be expressed as a fraction.
It is a non-terminating decimal. It would be properly written as 0.23456 with a bar over the 5 and 6 ONLY.
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!
How To Convert A Fraction To A Decimal To A PercentTo convert a fraction to a decimal to a percent you first need to divide the numerator (the top number) by the denominator (the bottom number)To convert a decimal to a percent you would do the decimal times 100.Example 1/5=?=?1 divided by 5 equals 0.21/5=0.2=?0.2*100=201/5=0.2=20%
The three fractions whose decimal equivalent is 0.40 are 4/10. 8/20 and 16/40. There are many more fractions that would have the same decimal result.