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What is 42/42 as a Decimal?

42/42 = 1

Decimal
1
Percentage
100%
Simplified
1/1
Type
equals 1

Sumwise · Data: exact arithmetic; unit definitions from NIST SP 811 · Updated · How we check it

How to work it out

  1. Simplify: 42/42 = 1/1 (divide by 42)
  2. Divide the numerator by the denominator: 42 ÷ 42 = 1
  3. Check: Work backwards: 1 × 42 = 42, which is 42 once rounding is allowed for.

In a spreadsheet: =42/42. Dividing the denominator by the numerator flips the fraction. A bar over (or brackets around) digits means they repeat forever.

What the result means

As a percentage, 42/42 is 100%. The top and bottom are equal, so it is exactly 1.

Cooking: a recipe that asks for 42/42 of a cup needs 1 cups, about 240 millilitres.

Comparing with nearby fractions

42/42 (1) is bigger than 42/43 (0.9767) and smaller than 43/42 (1.0238). A bigger denominator means smaller pieces, so with the same numerator the fraction gets smaller.

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1/42 as a decimal

1/42 = 0.0(238095)

2/42 as a decimal

2/42 = 0.(047619)

3/42 as a decimal

3/42 = 0.0(714285)

43/42 as a decimal

43/42 = 1.0(238095)

41/42 as a decimal

41/42 = 0.9(761904)

The other way round: 42/42 as a decimal

Practice

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How answers are calculated and checked: methodology.

Questions

What is 42/42 as a Decimal?

42/42 as a decimal is 1. Long-division steps and simplified fraction.

What is 42/42 as a percentage?

100%. Multiply the decimal 1 by 100.

What is 42/42 in simplest form?

1/1. Divide the top and bottom by their greatest common factor, 42.