What is the exact decimal equivalent of 7/12

7/12 = 1.71428571429

The answer is 0.58

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the value of a fractional number and convert it to a decimal number, you must divide the value of the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).

12/7 = 0.583333 ...

To find the exact decimal you must take the number quantity to which you want to approximate the result:

0.583 (For example it is a 4 digit number that you want to approximate to 3)

To approximate, the following number is reviewed for the number of exact figures needed.

In this case, the last number is 3, so the approximate exact value is:

0.58