Q:

Find the decimal equivalent to 4/15​

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Answer:[tex].2666[/tex] (repeating, which is usually signified by a line over the 6, but I couldn't type that)Step-by-step explanation:       ________15  |   4               __._____15  |   4 0              since 15 is bigger than 4, add a 0 here.                             make  sure you also place a decimal point                                   above (above the place directly after 4) so your                             answer isn't larger than it should be.       __.2____15  |   4 0          3 0               15*2 = 30. that's as close to 40 as we're going to get.                         __.2____15  |   4 0         -30          10                  40 - 30 = 10.       __.2____15  |   4 0         -30          1 0 0                 bring down an imaginary 0.       __.26___15  |   4 0         -30          1 0 0                       - 90                  15*6 = 90. that's as close to 100 as we're going to get.          1 0Notice that we keep getting 10 as a remainder again if we keep going. So 6 keeps repeating on top, which is why it's a repeating decimal. Once you realize it's the same number again and again the further you divide it, you can stop and write the line over the 6.