# Fraction to Decimal Converter

> Convert fractions to decimals and decimals back to simplified fractions.

To convert a fraction to a decimal, enter it as 3/8 and the decimal value appears instantly. Enter a decimal instead and the tool finds the closest simplified fraction using continued fractions, along with the mixed number and percentage forms.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/fraction-to-decimal
**Category:** Number Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/number-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your value.
2. Choose the convert.
3. Set the max denominator.
4. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Why do some fractions never terminate?

A fraction terminates in decimal only when its denominator, reduced, has no prime factors other than 2 and 5. One third has a factor of 3, so it repeats forever; one eighth is 2³, so it terminates at 0.125.

### What does the bar over repeating digits mean?

It marks the block that repeats without end. 0.1̄6̄ means 0.161616… continuing indefinitely. Writing it out to a few places is an approximation; the bar is exact.

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