17
20
0.85
17/20 as a decimal is 0.85
Terminating
17/20 is 0.85, or 85%. It stops after 2 decimal places.
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
- 0.85
- Percent
- 85%
- Ratio
- 17 : 3
- Decimal places
- 2
- Degrees of a circle
- 306°
- Minutes of an hour
- 51
- Reciprocal
- 20/17 = 1 3/17
- Equivalent fractions
- 34/40, 51/60, 68/80, 85/100
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 17/20 as a decimal?
0.85. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Q. What is 17/20 as a percentage?
85%.
Q. Which fractions equal 17/20?
34/40, 51/60, 68/80, 85/100 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 17/20?
20/17, or 1 3/17 as a mixed number.