What is 5/12 in decimal form?

To start off, note that 5/12 is a fraction, and a fraction shows how many parts something is of the whole. Furthermore, decimals are numbers with a decimal point. Both fractions and decimals are used to express partial numbers.

When you want to convert the fraction 5/12 to decimal form, you want to get rid of the fraction divider line and end up with a decimal number.

To get 5/12 in decimal form you simply divide the 5 by 12. Here is the math and the answer:

5 ÷ 12 = 0.41666667

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