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Ramon surveyed his friends about their favorite snacks. He found that 1/6 of his friends prefer trail mix. What is the equivalent decimal for the fraction of friends that prefer trail mix?


A. 0.16

B. 0.16 (there is a line only above the 6)

C. 0.16 (there is a line above 16)

D. 6

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always remeber that the fraction bar is just a divison sign. with that being said, you are going to divide the numerator=1 by the denominator=6. this will then give the decimal form 1.6666666. Because it continues repeating it will be Answer B 

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akposevictor

The equivalent decimal for 1/6 which represents the fraction preferred by Ramon's friend is: B. [tex]\mathbf{0.1\overline{6}}[/tex]

Note the following about recurring decimal:

  • Recurring decimals are decimal numbers having one or more digits that repeat forever.
  • The digit or digits that repeat forever in a decimal number can be denoted by drawing a line over the repeating digits.

Thus:

The decimal equivalent of 1/6 = 0.16666..

6 is a repeating digits in the decimal number.

A line would be drawn above only 6 as:

[tex]\mathbf{0.1\overline{6}}[/tex]

In summary, the equivalent decimal for 1/6 which represents the fraction preferred by Ramon's friend is: B. [tex]\mathbf{0.1\overline{6}}[/tex]

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