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How do you write –0.6 as a fraction? line over 6

How do you write –0.6 as a fraction? line over 6-example-1

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In a decimal number, a bar over one or more consecutive digits means that the pattern of digits under the bar repeats without end.

Thus, in the given where 6 has a bar above, it is also equivalent to 0.66666..... with 6 repeating to infinity.

That decimal is equivalent to 2/3.


0.\bar{6}\text{ = }(2)/(3)

Since there is a negative sign, it also became a negative number.

Therefore, the answer is:


-0.\bar{6}\text{ = -}(2)/(3)

It is -2/3.

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