Change the decimal to a common fraction. $0 . \overline { 5 }$
A) $\frac { 5 } { 90 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 99 }$
C) $\frac { 5 } { 9999 }$
D) $\frac { 5 } { 9 }$
E) $\frac { 5 } { 999 }$

Question

Change the decimal to a common fraction.   $0 . \overline { 5 }$
A) $\frac { 5 } { 90 }$
B) $\frac { 5 } { 99 }$
C) $\frac { 5 } { 9999 }$
D) $\frac { 5 } { 9 }$
E) $\frac { 5 } { 999 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The repeating decimal $0.\overline{5}$ can be represented as $\frac{5}{9}$, because each digit in the repeating sequence (in this case, just '5') corresponds to a '9' in the denominator.

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Change the Decimal to a Common Fraction $0 . \overline { 5 }$