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# What is two thirds as a decimal?

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Two-thirds expressed as a decimal is 0.6, with a line over or under the six, indicating that the six repeats indefinitely, or as 0.666, which is accurate to three decimals. To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator, the top number, by the denominator, the bottom number.

When divided as such, some fractions come out even and are called "terminating decimals." There are no repeating figures in terminating decimals. Other numbers, such as 2/3, are called "recurring decimals." When dividing 2/3, the division does not work out as an even number, so the six is repeated to infinity.

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According to Fact Monster, two thirds as a decimal is 0.666 repeating (or 0.667 rounded) and as a percent is 66.6% repeating or 66.7%. To convert the two-thirds fraction to a decimal, simply divide the top number by the bottom number, or divide 2 by 3.

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Two-thirds in decimal format is 0.667 when rounded to three decimals. In reality, the decimal format of 2/3 is 0.666... The number is followed by an ellipses, to indicate that six repeats infinitely.

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In percent form, two-thirds is 66.67 percent. To determine this, one divides two by three with a calculator to find 0.66666. To find this fraction in percent form, one has to multiply 0.66666 by 100 to find the answer 66.666 percent, which can be rounded 66.666 to the nearest hundredth to arrive at 66.67 percent.