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seventenths

Seventenths, written as the fraction 7/10, denotes seven parts of a whole divided into ten equal parts. It is a rational number and a proper fraction.

In decimal and percent form, seventenths equals 0.7 and 70%. Because the denominator is 10, which factors

The fraction 7/10 is already in lowest terms (greatest common divisor of 7 and 10 is 1).

Seventenths can denote a portion of a whole, a proportion of a quantity, or a probability of

In mathematics, seventenths is a rational number with a finite decimal representation. It illustrates how fractions

as
2
×
5,
the
decimal
expansion
terminates
after
one
digit.
It
is
equivalent
to
21/30,
14/20,
or
70/100,
among
other
fractions
that
represent
the
same
portion
of
a
whole.
0.7.
In
equations,
multiplying
a
quantity
by
7/10
scales
it
by
0.7.
For
example,
seven-tenths
of
a
meter
is
0.7
meters,
and
seven-tenths
of
an
amount
represents
70
percent
of
that
amount.
relate
to
decimals
and
percentages
and
is
commonly
encountered
in
measurements,
probability,
and
ratio
contexts.