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How many digits are there in the smallest sequence of repeating digits in the decimal equivalent of 5/9

User Invizi
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Answer:

the answer is one

Explanation:

User Rashed Hasan
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Answer:

1

Explanation:

5/9 = 0.5555555

The smallest sequence of repeating digits in the decimal equivalent of 5/9

0.5

0.5 + 0.05

0.5 + 0.05 + 0.005

0.5 + 0.05 + 0.005 + 0.0005

Hence, the number of digit in the smallest sequence of repeating decimal is 1

5/9 = 0.5....

User Sabir
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