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The line over a repeating decimal is called the vinculum.

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How do you read a repeating decimal?

Either, the decimal with a line over what's repeating (eg. 0.6 with a line over it), or decimal repeating (eg. "point six repeating").


In repeating decimals the line or bar placed over a repeating decimal?

It is placed over one length of repeating decimal digits.


What is 0.63636 as a repeating decimal?

0.63636 as a repeating decimal is 0.63 with a line over the 6 and the 3 Hope this helps :))


What is barnotion?

The line over the digits that repeat in a repeating decimal.


What symbol represents a repeating decimal?

For a single repeating digit, it is a dot over the digit.For string of repeating digits, it can be a dot over the first and last repeating digits, or a bar over the repeating string.


What is used to represent a repeating decimal?

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How do you indicate a repeating decimal?

If handwritten, draw a line over the repeated numbers.


How to write a repeating decimal?

for example if the decimal is 6.6 then to make it a repeating decimal you have to write it with a line on top of the .6 thats repeating


How do you write 32 over 9 in to a repeating decimal?

32/9 = 3.5 repeating. you write that mathematically by drawing a line over the repeating part. In this case just the 5.


What is the decimal for the fraction 7 over 9?

The decimal for the fraction 7 over 9 is 0.7777…. This is a repeating decimal, which can be more cleanly expressed using a line (called a vinculum) over the repeating part, like this: 0.77 with a vinculum over the repeating portion of the number.


What is in the middle of 1 over 6 and 1 over 5 as a decimal on an number line?

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How can you figure out if a decimal is repeating?

You know a decimal is repeating when you keep getting the same remainder and you keep adding the same decimal onto the end. On calculators it may be expressed as, as an example, 0.6666667. When writing a reoccurring (repeating) decimal it is usually expressed as one decimal with a line over the top of it.