84/97 as a decimal
84/97 as a decimal is 0.865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628… (the digits 865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628 repeat forever), which is 0.87 rounded to 2 decimal places.
Change either number to try your own. The digits 865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628 repeat. Rounded to 2 places: 0.87. In lowest terms: 84/97.
See the full steps for these numbersHow to work it out
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A fraction is a division. Divide the top number 84 by the bottom number 97.
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97 does not go into 84 even once, so the whole part is 0 and we carry on after the decimal point.
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Long division: bring down a zero each time (multiply the remainder by 10), divide by 97, and write the digit. A remainder comes back after 96 steps, so the digits 865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628 repeat forever.
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The result is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ \frac{84}{97} = 0.\overline{865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628} \]
\[ \frac{84}{97} = 84 \div 97 \]Long division of 84 by 97
| Step | Remainder × 10 | Divide by 97 | Remainder left |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 840 | 840 ÷ 97 = 8 | 64 |
| 2 | 640 | 640 ÷ 97 = 6 | 58 |
| 3 | 580 | 580 ÷ 97 = 5 | 95 |
| 4 | 950 | 950 ÷ 97 = 9 | 77 |
| 5 | 770 | 770 ÷ 97 = 7 | 91 |
| 6 | 910 | 910 ÷ 97 = 9 | 37 |
| 7 | 370 | 370 ÷ 97 = 3 | 79 |
| 8 | 790 | 790 ÷ 97 = 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 140 | 140 ÷ 97 = 1 | 43 |
| 10 | 430 | 430 ÷ 97 = 4 | 42 |
| 11 | 420 | 420 ÷ 97 = 4 | 32 |
| 12 | 320 | 320 ÷ 97 = 3 | 29 |
Questions
What is 84/97 as a decimal?
84/97 as a decimal is 0.865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628… (the digits 865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628 repeat forever), which is 0.87 rounded to 2 decimal places.
Is 84/97 a terminating or a repeating decimal?
It repeats. The bottom number 97 = 97 has a prime factor other than 2 and 5, so the division never ends and the block 865979381443298969072164948453608247422680412371134020618556701030927835051546391752577319587628 (96 digits) repeats.
What is 84/97 as a percent?
84/97 is 86.597938144329896907216494845360824742268041237113402061855670103092783505154639175257731958762886…% as a percent.
How do I round 84/97 to 2 decimal places?
84/97 rounded to 2 decimal places is 0.87.