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By actual division, express of the following rational numbers as a repeating decimal.
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To express the rational number \( \frac{2}{3} \) as a repeating decimal through actual division, follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Set Up the Division**: We want to divide 2 by 3. Since 2 is less than 3, we cannot divide directly. We write it as \( 2.000 \) (adding decimal points and zeros). 2. **Perform the Division**: - Divide 20 by 3. - 3 goes into 20 six times (since \( 3 \times 6 = 18 \)). - Write down 6 after the decimal point. 3. **Subtract**: - Subtract 18 from 20, which gives us a remainder of 2 (i.e., \( 20 - 18 = 2 \)). 4. **Bring Down the Next Zero**: - Bring down another 0, making it 20 again. 5. **Repeat the Division**: - Again, divide 20 by 3. - 3 goes into 20 six times (again, \( 3 \times 6 = 18 \)). - Write down another 6. 6. **Subtract Again**: - Subtract 18 from 20, which gives us a remainder of 2 once more. 7. **Continue the Process**: - Each time you bring down a 0, the process repeats: you will always get 20, divide by 3 to get 6, and subtract to get a remainder of 2. 8. **Conclusion**: - Since the remainder keeps repeating, we can conclude that \( \frac{2}{3} \) as a decimal is \( 0.666...\), where 6 is the repeating digit. ### Final Answer: Thus, \( \frac{2}{3} = 0.\overline{6} \) (where the bar indicates that 6 repeats indefinitely). ---
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