What is the decimal of 1/12

The fraction 1/12 is equal to 0.083333333333333 when converted to a decimal. See below detalis on how to convert the fraction 1/12 to a decimal value.

To easily convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).

Step 1: Divide 4 by 8: 4 ÷ 8 = 1 ÷ 2 = 0.5
Step 2: Multiply the result by 100 and add the decimal sign: 0.5 × 100%
Answer: 4/8 = 50%

Step 1: Divide 1 by 3: 1 ÷ 3 = 0.3333
Step 2: Add this value to the the integer part: 1 + 0.3333 = 1.3333
Step 3: Multiply the result by 100 and add the decimal sign: 1.3333 × 100%
Answer: 1 1/3 = 133.33%

Note: the result was rounded to 2 decimal places.

fraction	inches	mm
1/64	0.0156	0.3969
1/32	0.0313	0.7938
3/64	0.0469	1.1906
1/16	0.0625	1.5875
5/64	0.0781	1.9844
3/32	0.0938	2.3813
7/64	0.1094	2.7781
1/8	0.1250	3.1750
9/64	0.1406	3.5719
5/32	0.1563	3.9688
11/64	0.1719	4.3656
3/16	0.1875	4.7625
13/64	0.2031	5.1594
7/32	0.2188	5.5563
15/64	0.2344	5.9531
1/4	0.2500	6.3500

fraction	inches	mm
17/64	0.2656	6.7469
9/32	0.2813	7.1438
19/64	0.2969	7.5406
5/16	0.3125	7.9375
21/64	0.3281	8.3344
11/32	0.3438	8.7313
23/64	0.3594	9.1281
3/8	0.3750	9.5250
25/64	0.3906	9.9219
13/32	0.4063	10.3188
27/64	0.4219	10.7156
7/16	0.4375	11.1125
29/64	0.4531	11.5094
15/32	0.4688	11.9063
31/64	0.4844	12.3031
1/2	0.5000	12.7000

fraction	inches	mm
33/64	0.5156	13.0969
17/32	0.5313	13.4938
35/64	0.5469	13.8906
9/16	0.5625	14.2875
37/64	0.5781	14.6844
19/32	0.5938	15.0813
39/64	0.6094	15.4781
5/8	0.6250	15.8750
41/64	0.6406	16.2719
21/32	0.6563	16.6688
43/64	0.6719	17.0656
11/16	0.6875	17.4625
45/64	0.7031	17.8594
23/32	0.7188	18.2563
47/64	0.7344	18.6531
3/4	0.7500	19.0500

fraction	inches	mm
49/64	0.7656	19.4469
25/32	0.7813	19.8438
51/64	0.7969	20.2406
13/16	0.8125	20.6375
53/64	0.8281	21.0344
27/32	0.8438	21.4313
55/64	0.8594	21.8281
7/8	0.8750	22.2250
57/64	0.8906	22.6219
29/32	0.9063	23.0188
59/64	0.9219	23.4156
15/16	0.9375	23.8125
61/64	0.9531	24.2094
31/32	0.9688	24.6063
63/64	0.9844	25.0031
1	1.0000	25.4000

Solution and how to convert 1 / 12 into a decimal

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What is 1/12 as a decimal?

As a refresher, we encourage you to check out our fractions section of the website. Also check out our introduction to decimal numbers article. Fractions can also be represented as decimal numbers which is a number with a whole part and a fractional part. In this section, we show you how to calculate the solution to such problems on your own.

Step 1 (only step): Divide 1 by 12 to get the number as a decimal. 1 / 12 = 0.083. That's all there is to it. After all, a fraction is another way of expressing a division.

It is often easier to use a calculator to solve these types of problems, but it is also possible to do it by hand. If you want to practice doing it by hand, you may want to double check your solution with a calculator afterward.

When is this useful?

Sometimes it is more useful to convey a number as a decimal number rather than a fraction or a percentage. In those cases, this type of conversion is helpful.

1/12 as a decimal expansion provides the detailed information about what is 1/12 in decimal form, and the answer with steps help students to easily understand how it is being calculated.

1/12 as a Decimal Expansion

1/12 = 0.0833 Hence,

1/12 as a decimal equals to 0.0833

where, 1/12 is a given fraction, The decimal expansion of 1/12 is 0.0833

1/12 as a Mixed Number

The given fraction 1/12 can't be represented as a mixed number since the numerator 1 of the given fraction is smaller than the denominator 12.

The below work with steps provide the detailed information about how to convert fraction 1/12 as a decimal equivalent.

step 1 Address the input parameters and observe what to be found:
Input values:The fraction = 1/12

What to be found:

Find the decimal expansion of fraction 1/12.

step 2 The numerator is smaller than the denominator of the fraction 1/12, so find how many 10s should be multiplied with both numerator and denominator. Since the denominator is having 1 more digits than the numerator, multiply 100 with both numerator and denominator of 1/12.
= 1/12 x 100/100

step 3 Rearrange the fraction as like the below:
= 100/12 x 1/100

step 4 Simplify the above expression further:
= 100/12 x 1/100
= 96 + 4/12 x 1/100
= ( 96/12 + 4/12) x 1/100
= (8 + 4/12 ) x 1/100