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What is 5/9 as a decimal?
Is it repeating or terminating?

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A repeating decimal is a decimal number that goes on forever. We want to know if the decimal number you get when you divide the fraction 5/9 (5 รท 9) is repeating or non-repeating.

User AceCorban
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Answer:

.555555 repeating

Explanation:

5/9=.555555....

its a decimal fraction in which a figure or group of figures is repeated indefinitely

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