What is 5/11 as a Decimal?

Fraction to Decimal Converter

What is 5/11 as a decimal?

Answer

Fraction 5/11 as a decimal is

0.45

≈ 0.45 to hundredths

Repeating decimal: denominator 11 has the factor 11, not 2 or 5 · the bar marks the period 45 — 2 digits repeat forever

remainder	×10	= digit × 11 + new remainder	digit
5	50	4 × 11 + 6	4
6	60	5 × 11 + 5	5

Remainder 5 is back after the 2nd division → the 2 digits 45 repeat: 0.45.

Fraction 5/11 as a decimal is 0.(45)

To convert 5/11 to a decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator: 5 ÷ 11 = 0.(45).

In lowest terms its denominator 11 has the prime factor 11, so the division never ends: a remainder comes back and the same digits repeat forever.

Multiply by 100: 5/11 ≈ 45.45%.