How do you write #-7 5/12# as a decimal?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-28T14:00:40

See a solution process below:

First, we can write this number as:

#-(7 + 5/12)#

Next, we can divide 5 by 12:

#5/12 = 0.41666666...# Note: The #6# keeps repeating

In mathematical terms we can write this as:

#0.41bar6#

Therefore:

#-(7 + 5/12) = -(7 + 0.41bar6) = -(7.41bar6) = -7.41bar6#