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5/9 is an amount that cannot be exactly represented in the decimal system because 9 will not go into 10 evenly.

There is a trick you can use to indicate the correct value directly. Start to write the number, but after the decimal write the repeating portion only once - then draw a bar over the repeating portion. This indicates the full answer more specifically than the more common use of 0.555...

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Q: What is the difference between 5 over 9 and the repeating decimal?
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