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udem718
Nov 28, 2008, 09:24 AM
Convert 5/11 to a decimal to the nearest hundredth

galactus
Nov 28, 2008, 10:49 AM
Divide 11 into 5. That's it.

KISS
Nov 28, 2008, 08:23 PM
Well almost.

You also have to round. This is one of those repeating decimals.

1/100 =0.01, so your answer will look like 0.xx. You will have to work out the problem to 0.xxx if doing it by long division.