5
8
0.625
5/8 as a decimal is 0.625
Terminating
5/8 is 0.625, or 62.5%. It stops after 3 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
- 0.625
- Percent
- 62.5%
- Ratio
- 5 : 3
- Decimal places
- 3
- Degrees of a circle
- 225°
- Minutes of an hour
- 37.5
- Reciprocal
- 8/5 = 1 3/5
- Equivalent fractions
- 10/16, 15/24, 20/32, 25/40
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 5/8 as a decimal?
0.625. It stops after 3 decimal places.
Q. What is 5/8 as a percentage?
62.5%.
Q. Which fractions equal 5/8?
10/16, 15/24, 20/32, 25/40 … multiplying top and bottom by the same number leaves the value unchanged.
Q. What is the reciprocal of 5/8?
8/5, or 1 3/5 as a mixed number.