Question
Convert the following rational number to a decimal. Round to the nearest thousandth when necessary.
5/9
5/9
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To convert the fraction \( \frac{5}{9} \) to a decimal, you can perform the division \( 5 \div 9 \).
When you do the division, you get:
\[ 5 \div 9 \approx 0.555555... \]
This is a repeating decimal. To round it to the nearest thousandth, we look at the first three decimal places. The rounded value of \( 0.555... \) to the nearest thousandth is:
\[ 0.556 \]
So, the decimal representation of \( \frac{5}{9} \) rounded to the nearest thousandth is **0.556**.
When you do the division, you get:
\[ 5 \div 9 \approx 0.555555... \]
This is a repeating decimal. To round it to the nearest thousandth, we look at the first three decimal places. The rounded value of \( 0.555... \) to the nearest thousandth is:
\[ 0.556 \]
So, the decimal representation of \( \frac{5}{9} \) rounded to the nearest thousandth is **0.556**.