How do you convert 5/9 into a decimal ?

0.5555 repeating

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide 5 by 9

Since 9 can't go into 5 the first time put zero and then add a zero to 5.

Then 9 can go into 50 5 times with a remainder of 5.

Since the remainder is the same as the first term then it will just be repeated

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b