How do you change 7 1/7% to a decimal?
1 Answer
Jan 19, 2017
Explanation:
Changing a fraction to a decimal is easy if the denominator is a factor of 10, 100, 1000 ....
However in this case this does not happen.
Another method is to treat a fraction as a division.
Change
Note that this is a recurring decimal. so we will have to round it off to a suitable level of accuracy.
As soon as a recurring fraction is involved, fraction form is more accurate, but a decimal is often more convenient.