How do I convert 66 2/3% into a decimal
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How do I convert 66 2/3% into a decimal

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Put the 6 after the . and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20. So far it is 0.20 divided by 3 is 6 remainder 2. Put the 6 after the 6 and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20. So far it is 0.......
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.. 66 2/3%
= .666666 ....
... _
= .6 ← where the "_" over the number indicates that it repeats forever

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2 divided by 3 is 0 remainder 2. Put a . after the 0 and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20.

20 divided by 3 is 6 remainder 2. Put the 6 after the . and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20. So far it is 0.6

20 divided by 3 is 6 remainder 2. Put the 6 after the 6 and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20. So far it is 0.66

20 divided by 3 is 6 remainder 2. Put the 6 after the 6 and add a 0 after the 2 to make 20. Now it is 0.666

Add this to your original 66 and the answer is 66.666

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2/3=.6666666 repeating, that leaves 66.666666666. Percentage means divide by 100 so you'd get .6666666666666 however many places you want to use. There's usually a 7 as the last digit as it's rounded up.

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1/3 is .3333333333337
2/3 is 6666666666667
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