3
14
0.2(142857)
3/14 as a decimal is 0.2(142857)
Repeating
3/14 is 0.2(142857), or 21.(428571)%. 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
- 0.2(142857)
- Percent
- 21.(428571)%
- Ratio
- 3 : 11
- Repeating part
- 142857 (6)
- Degrees of a circle
- 77.(142857)°
- Minutes of an hour
- 12.(857142)
- Reciprocal
- 14/3 = 4 2/3
- Equivalent fractions
- 6/28, 9/42, 12/56, 15/70
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 3/14 as a decimal?
0.2(142857). The 6 digits in brackets repeat for ever.
Q. What is 3/14 as a percentage?
21.(428571)%.
Q. Which fractions equal 3/14?
6/28, 9/42, 12/56, 15/70 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 3/14?
14/3, or 4 2/3 as a mixed number.