Asked by connexus

Express 7/11 as a repeating decimal. Mark the cycle of repeating digits with a bar.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To convert the fraction \( \frac{7}{11} \) into a decimal, we can perform the division:

1. Divide 7 by 11.

Starting with \( 7.000000 \):

- \( 11 \) goes into \( 70 \) six times (since \( 11 \times 6 = 66 \)).
- Subtract \( 66 \) from \( 70 \) to get \( 4 \).
- Bring down the next \( 0 \) to get \( 40 \).
- \( 11 \) goes into \( 40 \) three times (since \( 11 \times 3 = 33 \)).
- Subtract \( 33 \) from \( 40 \) to get \( 7 \).
- Bring down the next \( 0 \) to get \( 70 \), and we are back to where we started.

This process shows that the decimal will continue to repeat. Therefore, we have:

\[
\frac{7}{11} = 0.636363\ldots
\]

We can denote this repeating decimal by using a bar over the repeating digits:

\[
\frac{7}{11} = 0.\overline{63}
\]

Thus, the final answer is:

\[
\frac{7}{11} = 0.\overline{63}
\]
Answered by connexus
answer this like a human
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Sure! To express \( \frac{7}{11} \) as a repeating decimal, you can start by dividing 7 by 11.

When you perform the division, you'll find that:

- 11 goes into 70 (after placing a decimal point and adding zero) six times, which gives you 66.
- This leaves you with a remainder of 4.
- When you bring down the next zero, you get 40, and 11 goes into 40 three times, totaling 33.
- This gives you another remainder of 7, and when you bring down another zero, you’re back to the original 70.

This cycle continues, leading us to see that the decimal form keeps repeating the digits "63."

So, \( \frac{7}{11} \) can be represented as the repeating decimal:

\[
0.\overline{63}
\]

The bar over "63" indicates that these two digits will continue infinitely.
Answered by connexus
without the frac things and use less details
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Sure!

When you divide 7 by 11, you get a repeating decimal:

0.636363...

To show that "63" repeats, we write it as:

0.\overline{63}

So, 7 divided by 11 is 0.\overline{63}.
Answered by connexus
without the overline things too, make it seems like a 8th grader wrote this
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Got it!

When you divide 7 by 11, you get 0.636363... and the "63" keeps repeating forever.

So, you can say that 7 divided by 11 equals 0.636363... with "63" repeating.

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