![]() To convert fractions back into decimals, use the fraction to decimal calculator. When you add an apostrophe in a cell, anything that follows it is converted into a text string.The repeating decimal to fraction calculator is used to convert the recurring decimal values into over or fraction form. The simplest way would be to start the data entry by first entering an apostrophe followed by the fraction.Let me show you two more methods that you can quickly enter a fraction in a cell in excel without excel changing it into a date: One way could be to enter the decimal number and then convert it into a fraction using the methods covered above. What if you still want to continue using it as a fraction? This happens as Excel considers 1/10 as a valid date format, and converts it into one.īut what if you do not want Excel to convert it into a date. If you try and enter some fractions in a cell in excel, you would notice that they are automatically converted into a date.įor example, if you enter 1/10, it will automatically be converted to 10-Jan or 01-Oct (depending on your regional calendar format) Writing Fractions in Excel (without Excel changing it) This is something you will not be able to do if you use the custom format method to convert decimal to fractions. Since the text formula converted the fraction output into a text string, we were able to append another text string before it. Suppose you have the decimals in column A as shown below, that you want to convert to fractions: Let me first show you how this method works and then I will show you why you may want to use it in some cases. So if you convert 0.1 into 1/10 using the TEXT formula, it would be a text string and you won’t be able to use it in calculations. One major difference between the TEXT function method and the Custom Number Format method is that the result of the TEXT formula is a text string. Just like the custom number format method I covered above, the TEXT function allows you to specify the format in which you want to show the decimal number. Show Decimals as Fractions Using the TEXT FormulaĪnother way to convert decimal numbers into fractions is by using the TEXT function in Excel. Similarly, you can create your own custom format from fractions and specify the denominator you want. You can also keep just one ?, but having two question marks would mean that in case you have fractions with one of two digits in the numerator, they would always align in a column (as you can see in the image above). ?/30 would force the formatting to always have 30 as the denominator and have space for two digits as the numerator.A # represents any number of digits in the format This tells the format that In case the decimal number has an integer portion, show it alongside the fraction. The # at the beginning is needed to show mixed fractions (such as 2 1/30 or 17 12/30).Let me quickly explain how this custom number format works: Suppose I have a below data set for decimals in column A: The default fraction format that you can choose from the drop-down in the ribbon would always give you a fraction where the denominator is a single digit.īut there are other inbuilt fraction formats that you can also use. For example, if a cell has 0.9 as the decimal value and you apply fraction format that shows it as 8/9, the value in the cell still remains 0.9 Other In-Built Fraction Formats in Excel ![]() It does not change the original value in the cell. Note: When you change the format of a cell and make a decimal number show up as a fraction, it only changed the way it is being shown to the user. ![]() For example, if you have the decimal 0.9 (which is the decimal value for 9/10), the above method would give you 8/9 (which is an approximate fraction while keeping the denominator to a single digit).
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