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Use long division to convert the rational number 7/18 to its equivalent decimal form.

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Answer:

0.3888...

Explanation:

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Answer:

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0,38

Explanation:

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__0,38___

18 ( 700

) - 54

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160

- 144 Notice that we get the same number twice.

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160

After a certain point in time that we have two identical numbers in our division, we know that, in this case, 8 will repeat itself for all eternity.

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**That bar over the 8 in the above answer is what is known as bar notation, which indicates the digit[s] that repeat[s].

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