Fraction to Decimal Calculator Online Tool

This online Fraction to Decimal Calculator helps you to convert one Fraction number into a decimal number. Put numerator and denominator into the textbox, the decimal result will show below.

Fraction represents a part of a whole, the field above the black line is the numerator, the field below the black line is the denominator. While both the numerator and the denominator are natural numbers, the fraction it self sometimes can't be represented as natural numbers.

Decimal numeral system (also called Hindu-Arabic, or Arabic) has 10 digits, include (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), it's the most used number system in our daily life. Decimal numeral system is also one of the most ancient number system, it's inspired by 10 fingers of human.

Expand the numerator and the denominator at the same time and then divide the numerator by the fraction's denominator.

Wikipedia (Fraction): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraction_(mathematics)

Wikipedia (Decimal): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal

def fraction_to_decimal(numerator, denominator):
    return numerator / denominator


numerator_input = 12
denominator_input = 72
decimal_output = fraction_to_decimal(numerator_input, denominator_input)
print('decimal result is:{0}'.format(decimal_output))

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decimal result is:0.16666666666666666