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How to Convert 5.626 to Decimal?
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5.626 has 3 decimal places, so we put the decimal digits of 5.626, 626, over 1 followed by the number of zeroes equal to the number of decimal places, 3: 626 = 626/1000. We add 5 as 5000/1000 and get:
5626 is the nominator and 1000 is the denominator.
We now check if our result is already in the lowest terms by finding the greatest common factor of 5626 and 1000, know as gcf of 5626 and 1000.
The gcf(5626,1000) is 2, so we can conclude that 5626/1000 is not yet in simplest form.
To obtain 5.626 as a fraction in simplest form we have to divide both, the nominator as well as denominator, by the gcf(5626,1000):
5626/1000 =
We write it as 2813/500.
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What is 5.626 as a Fraction?
We have already answered the question for the case decimal fraction in simplest form.
Yet, by multiplying the denominator and the nominator of our result in simplest form with all integers distinct from zero and one we can generate an infinite amount of fractions equivalent to 2813/500, but not in lowest terms:
2813/500 =
For example, with n = 2 we obtain 5626/1000 and with n = -3 we get 8439/1500:
5626/1000 = 8439/1500 = 2813/500.
We can thus conclude that the question under consideration does not have a single answer, but an indefinite amount of possibilities.
5.626 Repeating as a Fraction
To find out what is 5.626… as a fraction, identify the repeating sequence or pattern, known as reptend or repetend of 5.626 recurring.
The infinitely-repeated digit sequence of 5.626… can be indicated by three periods.
For example, 5.62666… as a fraction (repeating 6, the last digit) = 5 47/75 .
Alternatively, a vinculum, that is a horizontal line, can be drawn above the repetend of the fraction of 5.626. In addition, one can sometimes see the period enclosed in parentheses ().
Here, we use the overlined notation to denote 5.626 repeating as a fraction:
5.626 = 5 47/75
5.626 = 5 62/99
5.626 = 5 626/999
These results for 5.626 repeating as a fraction are approximations and limited to three digits fractions.
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Summary
We are left with classifying 5.626 as rational number because in can be written as 5626/1000; 5626 and 1000 are integers.
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