How to turn 5/7 into a decimal

Divide the top number by the bottom one: 5 ÷ 7. 7 does not go into 5, so write 0 and a decimal point, put a 0 after the 5 and divide:

50 ÷ 7 = 7, remainder 1 (7 × 7 = 49)
Bring down a 0: 10 ÷ 7 = 1, remainder 3 (1 × 7 = 7)
Bring down a 0: 30 ÷ 7 = 4, remainder 2 (4 × 7 = 28)
Bring down a 0: 20 ÷ 7 = 2, remainder 6 (2 × 7 = 14)
Bring down a 0: 60 ÷ 7 = 8, remainder 4 (8 × 7 = 56)
Bring down a 0: 40 ÷ 7 = 5, remainder 5 (5 × 7 = 35). Remainder 5 again, the number the division started from, so the digits repeat forever: 0.714285714…

To read it as a percentage, move the decimal point two places to the right: 71.43%.

5/7 rounded