What is 4/7 as a Percent?
Are you trying to learn how to write 4/7 in percentage form?
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How to Convert 4/7 to a Percentage
To convert 4/7 into a percentage, you need to convert it to a decimal first, and then multiply by 100. To do this, you can use the division method:
4/7 = 4 ÷ 7 × 100% = 57.142857142857%
To use the division method to express 4/7 as a percentage, divide the fraction's numerator (4) by the denominator (7), which is equal to 0.57142857142857, then multiply by 100% to find the result in percent form: 57.142857142857%.
4/7 Contains a Repeating Decimal
This formula above results in a percentage that contains a repeating decimal, which can be more cleanly expressed using a line (referred to as a vinculum) over the repeating portion.
Thus, 4/7 can also be expressed as 57.142857%. Note the vinculum over the repeating part of the number.
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