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7
0.(142857)
1/7 as a decimal is 0.(142857)
Repeating
1/7 is 0.(142857), or 14.(285714)%. It repeats with a period of 6 digits.
The digits in brackets repeat for ever. 0.1(6) is 0.16666… and 0.(3) is 0.3333…
Seen as a length
The whole is cut into as many parts as the denominator, and as many are filled as the numerator. The tick marks the halfway point.
- Decimal
- 0.(142857)
- Percent
- 14.(285714)%
- Ratio
- 1 : 6
- Repeating part
- 142857 (6)
- Degrees of a circle
- 51.(428571)°
- Minutes of an hour
- 8.(571428)
- Reciprocal
- 7/1 = 7
- Equivalent fractions
- 2/14, 3/21, 4/28, 5/35
Same denominator
Nearby values
How to read this
- The digits in brackets repeat for ever — 0.1(6) means 0.16666…
- If the denominator has no prime factors besides 2 and 5, the decimal stops.
- Equal fractions do not get separate pages: looking up 2/4 brings you to 1/2.
- A percentage is the same number times 100; degrees are the same number times 360.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is 1/7 as a decimal?
0.(142857). The 6 digits in brackets repeat for ever.
Q. What is 1/7 as a percentage?
14.(285714)%.
Q. Which fractions equal 1/7?
2/14, 3/21, 4/28, 5/35 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 1/7?
7/1, or 7 as a mixed number.