Question

Convert 5/9 in a repeating decimal

Answer 1

To convert 5/9 to a repeating decimal, we perform long division:

0.5555
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9 | 5.0
- 4.5
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5.0
- 4.5
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5.0
- 4.5
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5.0
- 4.5
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5.0
- 4.5
------
5.0
- 4.5
------
0.5


The division continues indefinitely, with 0.5555 being repeated. Therefore, 5/9 as a repeating decimal is 0.5555...