Question

What is 5/6 as a numerical value

Answer 1

To express 5/6 as a numerical value, we take the given fraction and express it as a decimal number

When we use the long division method as shown in the figure above, we have 0.833. Since it has no end and keeps repeating itself, we end it at that since the remainder is always 2.

Therefore, as a numerical value,

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(6)=0.8333333\ldots\ldots\ldots \\ =0.833 \end{gathered}`

The dot at the top of digit 3 shows it is the recurring digit in the non-terminating decimal.