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Question 566871: Not sure if this is the right topic area for my????
What number is the 638th digit of the following number? 0.8235619 (hint: Note the pattern of repeating every seven digits.)
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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638/7 = 91 remainder 1

The remainder of 1 tells us that the 638th digit will be a repeat of the second digit 2 in 0.8235619 (note: we start at 0 when talking about remainders)


So the 638th digit is 2