3 divided by 7 = add a decimal and zeros

3/7 = .428 and it keeps going.

hard to show long division here but 3.0 / 7 = .4 remainder 2

20/7 = 2 with a remainder of 6

60/7 =8 remainder 4

0.42857142857142857142857142857143

Otherwise you have to do it by long division on paper

Seven into 3 does not go so call it 7 into 30 (which means your answer starts 0.) answer 4 times (7×4=28 with 2 left over) so start of answer is 0.4. You have the 2 left over from the thirty so again divide 20 by 7 answer 2 (7×2=14 with 6 left over) so answer is now 0.42.

Continue with this as long as you want or to the number of places required for the answer. ).42 is to 2 decmal places 0.4285714 is to 7 decimal places.

I reckon the calculator is easier – wish they had them in my day!

Remember that when you are looking at a fraction, you are also looking at a number written as a division problem. Divide the upper number (the numerator) by the lower number (the denominator), and your answer will yield a decimal.

0.428571429

=0.43