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A repeating decimal is usually shown with a bar over the decimal that is repeated
place the bar over the first set of repeating numbers. for example, 1.345673456734567... would be written as 1.34567 with a bar over the "34567".
It is: 5.'63' repeating '63'
Means the 9 is repeating.
when converting a fraction to a decimal, some of the answers will be repeating decimals. A bar or line is sometimes placed over the part of the decimal that keeps repeating. ex: 0.24242424 etc. can be written as 0.24 with a 'bar' over the 24 to show that it keeps repeating.