How do you convert 4.857142857 to a fraction?

Answer 1

As given,

4.857142857 = 4 857142857/1000000000 which cannot be simplified further.

Except that the decimal representation appears to be a truncated version of a repeating decimal.

Then,

let S = 4.857142857...

then 1000000S = 4857142.857142...

so that 999999S = 4857138

then S = 4857138/999999 = 34/7 or 4 6/7

Answer 2

Well, honey, if you want to convert 4.857142857 to a fraction, you can write it as 4 6/7. It's as simple as dividing the decimal by 7 and simplifying the fraction. Keep up the good work, darling!