Question

1/6=0.166666666666666666666667 but i don't know how to simplify

Answer 1

I"d think the SIMPLIfied version would be the 1/6 though

Answer 2

@jdoe0001 but i'm looking to "simplify" it in decimal form.

Answer 3

the '6's repeat forever, so you just have to round it somewhere to get an approximation

Answer 4

i know that i just want to know how to correctly do it

Answer 5

you did so already

Answer 6

I would round at around 5 or 6 decimal places, so like 0.16667

Answer 7

you don't need to have the number that big

Answer 8

yeah but how would i make sure i get a correct answer each time i do this

Answer 9

you can use a calculator to confirm that 1/6 = 0.16667 approximately

Answer 10

or long division does the same (just taking a bit more time to check)

Answer 11

ok i get that part of it but how would i know where to round it in the future?

Answer 12

often, the instructions will explicitly provide where to round (eg: round to the nearest tenth or hundredth)

Answer 13

if not, then I'd go 5 or 6 decimal places to get a pretty accurate decimal that also doesn't fill up the page or waste your time

Answer 14

Every pay period, Steven budgets of his paycheck for expenses, for savings, and the rest for recreation. His paycheck is $864.80.

How much money does Steven put aside for recreation each pay period?

Answer 15

steven budgets
7/12

Answer 16

1/6 for savings

Answer 17

so you can multiply 1/6 by his paycheck amount

or 0.16667 by the paycheck amount

Answer 18

the correct answer is 216.20 thats what my teacher told me

Answer 19

oh nvm I'm misreading

Answer 20

so i'm trying to figure out what i got wrong to make sure i on't do it again is all

Answer 21

when you multiply by 1/6, that's the same as dividing by 6

Answer 22

example