Question: 5 over 6 is equal to?
Answer: Convert the Fraction to a Decimal Divide the numerator, 5, by the denominator, 6, to express the fraction 5/6 as a decimal. You can do this on either a calculator or using long division by hand. The answer will equal 0.83333 with the number 3 repeating endlessly. This is known as a repeating decimal.