How do I Convert a Fraction into a
Decimal?
Use the table to convert quarters, halves,
eighths, sixteenths and sixtyfourths into decimal notation.
Example:
To express three eighths (3/8) as a decimal, go to the third row in the
'n' column, move along to the orange n/8 column and you will find the
answer - 0.375.
|
n
|
n/4
|
n/8
|
n/16
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n/32
|
n/64
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|
1
|
0.25
|
0.125 |
0.0625 |
0.03125 |
0.015625 |
|
2
|
0.50 |
~ |
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|
|
|
3
|
0.75
|
0.375 |
0.1875 |
0.09375 |
0.046875 |
|
4
|
1.00 |
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
5
|
|
0.625 |
0.3125 |
0.15625 |
0.078125 |
|
6
|
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
7
|
|
0.875 |
0.4375 |
0.21875 |
0.109375 |
|
8
|
|
1.000
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
9
|
|
|
0.5625 |
0.28125 |
0.140625 |
|
10
|
|
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
11
|
|
|
0.6875 |
0.34375 |
0.171875 |
|
12
|
|
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
13
|
|
|
0.8125 |
0.40625 |
0.203125 |
|
14
|
|
|
~ |
~ |
~ |
|
15
|
|
|
0.9375 |
0.46875 |
0.234375 |
|
16
|
|
|
1.0000
|
~ |
~ |
|
17
|
|
|
|
0.53125 |
0.265625 |
|
18
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
0.59375 |
0.296875 |
|
20
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
|
0.65625 |
0.328125 |
|
22
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
0.71875 |
0.359375 |
|
24
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
0.78125 |
0.390625 |
|
26
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
|
0.84375 |
0.421875 |
|
28
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
|
0.90625 |
0.453125 |
|
30
|
|
|
|
~
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
|
0.96875 |
0.484375 |
|
32
|
|
|
|
1.00000 |
|
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
0.515625 |
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
0.546875 |
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
0.578125 |
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
0.609375 |
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
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|
41
|
|
|
|
|
0.640625 |
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
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|
43
|
|
|
|
|
0.671875 |
|
44
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|
|
|
|
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|
45
|
|
|
|
|
0.703125 |
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
0.734375 |
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
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|
49
|
|
|
|
|
0.765625 |
|
50
|
|
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|
51
|
|
|
|
|
0.796875 |
|
52
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|
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|
53
|
|
|
|
|
0.828125 |
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
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|
55
|
|
|
|
|
0.859375 |
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
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|
57
|
|
|
|
|
0.890625 |
|
58
|
|
|
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|
59
|
|
|
|
|
0.921875 |
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
0.953125 |
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
|
|
0.984375 |
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
1.000000
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