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Question 478825: How to Simplify 5.88888888888889
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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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 less than 5, do not change the rounding digit but+drop all digits to the right of it.
If that digit is greater than or equal to five, add+one to the rounding digit and drop all digits to the right of it.

Simplify 5.88888888888889...if you need to round it up to one decimal place, you can see that the digit on second decimal place is 8 and you need to addone to the digit at first decimal place which is also 8; so, you will have 5.88888888888889=5.9
but, if you want to round it up to whole number, since the digit at first decimal place which is 8, addone to the whole number which is 5; so, you will have 5.9=6

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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"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