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<math>  \text{ (A) }\  0.056\qquad\text{ (B) }\ 5.6\qquad\text{ (C) }\ 0.0056\qquad\text{ (D) }\ 0.56\qquad\text{ (E) }\ 56.0 </math>
 
<math>  \text{ (A) }\  0.056\qquad\text{ (B) }\ 5.6\qquad\text{ (C) }\ 0.0056\qquad\text{ (D) }\ 0.56\qquad\text{ (E) }\ 56.0 </math>
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==
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Converting fifty-six hundredths into a fraction and then to a decimal, we have:
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<math>\frac{56}{100} = \boxed {\textbf{(D) } 0.56}</math>
 
<math>\frac{56}{100} = \boxed {\textbf{(D) } 0.56}</math>
  
 
~anabel.disher
 
~anabel.disher
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 18 October 2025

Problem

Fifty-six hundredths is

$\text{ (A) }\  0.056\qquad\text{ (B) }\ 5.6\qquad\text{ (C) }\ 0.0056\qquad\text{ (D) }\ 0.56\qquad\text{ (E) }\ 56.0$

Solution

Converting fifty-six hundredths into a fraction and then to a decimal, we have:

$\frac{56}{100} = \boxed {\textbf{(D) } 0.56}$

~anabel.disher

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