SOLUTION: A student says that repeating decimals can not be multiplied together. How do you respond?

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Question 174296: A student says that repeating decimals can not be multiplied together. How do you respond?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A student says that repeating decimals cannot be multiplied together. How do you respond?
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Each repeating decimal can be converted to a rational fraction.
The two fractions can then be multiplied.
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Cheers,
Stan H.