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8 January, 20:24

100/60 is exactly 1.66666666667. When I do long division my answer comes up as 1.6 with the decimal repeating, am I doing anything wrong

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  1. 8 January, 20:35
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    No you aren't doing anything wrong, it's just that the calculator is rounding the answer. So yes 1.6 repeating is correct
  2. 8 January, 20:53
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    I don't think you are doing anything wrong. Just ignore it and write the repeating decimal. If you're asked to do it, round it up instead.
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