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

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Question 278430: A student says that repeating decimals can not be multiplied together. How do you respond?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Explain that repeating decimal values can be expressed as fractions. Then ask him/her if you can multiply fractions.