Express 7/13 as a repeating decimal. Mark the repeating digits with a bar.

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Answer 1

To express 7/13 as a repeating decimal, you can divide 7 by 13 using long division. The quotient will be the non-repeating part of the decimal, and the remainder will be the repeating part.

0.538461538461538...

In this case, the digits 538461 repeat indefinitely. To represent this repeating part, you can place a bar over those digits:

0.538461̅