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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can 0.583333 be a whole number

OpenStudy (oaktree):

Not if it's non-terminating. If the 3's go on forever, it can't be.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

The reason why is a bit complicated and has to do with the transformation of repeating decimals into fractions, but suffice it to say that it isn't going to work.

OpenStudy (oaktree):

Does that make sense, @jayy_0804?

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