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what is $\"1\"$ $\"5%2F8\"$ in a decimal form
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document.write( "Divide 8 into 5.000\r\n" );
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document.write( "   .625\r\n" );
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document.write( "8)5.000\r\n" );
document.write( "  4 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "    20\r\n" );
document.write( "    16\r\n" );
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document.write( "     40\r\n" );
document.write( "     40\r\n" );
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document.write( "      0\r\n" );
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document.write( "So instead of writing the fraction  after the ,\r\n" );
document.write( "write the decimal  after it.\r\n" );
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