SOLUTION: If 1/7 is expressed as a decimal, find the 75th digit to the right of the decimal point. Thanks for your help.

Question 988604: If 1/7 is expressed as a decimal, find the 75th digit to the right of the decimal point. Thanks for your help.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1/7=0.142857142857...
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The six digits 1,4,2,8,5, and 7 repeat. 75/6=12.5, so the sequence will repeat completely 12 times before 75. After 12 repetitions we will be ending the sequence at position 72. At position 73 the sequence starts with 1, 4 at 74. and 2 at position 75.
ANSWER: The 75th digit is 2.
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