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Binary fraction calculator
Use the binary fraction calculator to discover the optimum number of divisions by two that are required to divide the paper into a particular number of units. If you wanted to divide your paper into fifths, for example, you could enter 1/5 to discover that 1/5 is approximately equal to: 1/8+1/16+1/64.
1/7 is approximated by:
1/8 [accuracy=87.5%] - guess is lower
1/8+1/64 [accuracy=98.4375%] - guess is lower