SOLUTION: How to Simplify 5.88888888888889

Question 478825: How to Simplify 5.88888888888889
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

To round off decimals:
Find the place value you want (the "rounding digit") and look at the digit just to the right of it.
If that digit is than , do the rounding digit all digits to the right of it.
If that digit is than or to , to the digit and all digits to the right of it.

Simplify ...if you need to round it up to one decimal place, you can see that the digit on second decimal place is and you need to to the digit at first decimal place which is also ; so, you will have
but, if you want to round it up to whole number, since the digit at first decimal place which is , to the whole number which is ; so, you will have

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"simplify" is not clear.
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If it's a repeating 8, and you want the fraction:
n = 0.88888...
10n = 8.8888888...
1n = 0.8888888...
-------------------- Subtract
9n = 8
n = 8/9
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--> 5 8/9
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