What is 2/7 in decimal?

Understand the Problem

The question is asking to convert the fraction 2/7 into its decimal form. This involves performing the division of 2 by 7 to get a decimal result.

Answer

0.285714...
Answer for screen readers

The final answer is 0.285714...

Steps to Solve

  1. Set up the division problem

Divide 2 by 7 to find its decimal form.

  1. Perform the division

When you divide $2 \div 7$, you get:

$$2 \div 7 = 0.285714285714\ldots$$

  1. Identify the repeating sequence

Notice that the digits $285714$ repeat indefinitely.

  1. Express the decimal

So, $\frac{2}{7}$ in decimal form is $0.\overline{285714}$, where the bar indicates that $285714$ is a repeating sequence.

The final answer is 0.285714...

More Information

Fractions that are not evenly divisible result in repeating decimals.

Tips

Be careful to recognize repeating sequences in the decimal result.

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