how do you convert the fraction 2/3 to a decimal
Multiply numerator and denominator by 3:
2/3 = 6/9
1/9 = 1/(10-1) = 1/10 * 1/(1-1/10) =
1/10 [1 + 1/10 + 1/100 + 1/1000 + ...]=
0.1111111111111
Therefore 6/9 =
0.6666666666666666....
Another way to convert 2/3 to a decimal is to divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
2/3 = 0.66666...
To convert the fraction 2/3 to a decimal, you can divide the numerator (2) by the denominator (3).
The division is as follows:
2 ÷ 3 = 0.6666666666666666...
Therefore, the decimal representation of the fraction 2/3 is approximately 0.66667.