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Express five eighths as a decimal.
A. 0.375
B. 0.40
C. 0.625
D. 0.875

User Omkar Nath Singh
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Answer:

C. 0.625

Explanation:

5 divided by 8 is .625

A.

.625

8 5.000

- 48

20

- 16

40

- 40

0

B.

or you can multiply by 8 the answers to see if you get 5

A. 0.375 * 8 = 3

B. 0.40 * 8 = 3.2

C. 0.625 * 8 = 5

D. 0.875 * 8 = 8

C.

if you dont have to you could estimate using the first number after the decimal to see if you get 5

A. 0.375

first number after the decimal is 3

3 * 8 = 24 ≈ 2.4 ≈ 3

B. 0.40

first number after the decimal is 4

4 * 8 = 32 ≈ 3.2 ≈ 3

C. 0.625

first number after the decimal is 6

6 * 8 = 48 ≈ 4.8 ≈ 5

D. 0.875 * 8 = 8

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