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The term I learned was "vinculum." The same term (and symbol) has other meanings in mathematics as well; as far as I know there isn't a specific term that ONLY means the bar used to indicate a repeating decimal.
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How do you know when to put the bar on a repeating decimal?
The bar is only used for repeating decimals. If it is repeating, you can use it.
What do you call the bar on top of a repeating decimal?
A bar.
What is 5.92111 repeating decimal using bar notation?
_ 5.921
What is the answer when you change 7 over 30 to a decimal with using a bar to show a repeating decimal?
.2333 with the bar over the 333
What is 2.161616 repeating decimal using bar notation?
2.16 with a bar on top of the 16
What do you call a decimal that repeats and needs the use of bar notations?
It is called a repeating decimal.
How can a repeating decimal turn into fraction?
decimal and repeating bar
How do indicate a repeating decimal?
A repeating decimal is usually shown with a bar over the decimal that is repeated
How do you know when to put the bar on a repeating decimal?
The bar is only used for repeating decimals. If it is repeating, you can use it.
What do you call the bar on top of a repeating decimal?
A bar.
In repeating decimals the line or bar placed over a repeating decimal?
It is placed over one length of repeating decimal digits.
Where to place the bar when a decimal is repeating a decimal?
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".
What is 62 over 11 as a decimal use bar notation if the decimal is repeating?
It is: 5.'63' repeating '63'
What do you call the bar over a repeating decimal?
Vinculum
A decimal that repeats is called a?
a decimal that repeats is called a repeating decimal
What is a bar in math?
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.
What is 5.92111 repeating decimal using bar notation?
_ 5.921
