What is 5 and 9/8 as a Decimal?
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What is 5 9/8 as a decimal?
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Fraction 5 9/8 as a decimal is
6.125
Exact, terminating: denominator 8 = 2 × 2 × 2 has only 2s and 5s · 3 decimal places
5 9/8: whole part, then 9 ÷ 8
9 = 1 × 8 + 1: whole part 5 + 1 = 6, then divide the remainder 1
| remainder | ×10 | = digit × 8 + new remainder | digit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 × 8 + 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | 2 × 8 + 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 40 | 5 × 8 + 0 | 5 |
The remainder reaches 0 after 3 steps → 0.125 ends.
6 + 0.125 = 6.125
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