3
20
0.15
3/20 as a decimal is 0.15
Terminating
3/20 is 0.15, or 15%. 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
- 0.15
- Percent
- 15%
- Ratio
- 3 : 17
- Decimal places
- 2
- Degrees of a circle
- 54°
- Minutes of an hour
- 9
- Reciprocal
- 20/3 = 6 2/3
- Equivalent fractions
- 6/40, 9/60, 12/80, 15/100
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 3/20 as a decimal?
0.15. It stops after 2 decimal places.
Q. What is 3/20 as a percentage?
15%.
Q. Which fractions equal 3/20?
6/40, 9/60, 12/80, 15/100 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 3/20?
20/3, or 6 2/3 as a mixed number.