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When converting 3111111\frac{31}{11111} to a decimal, the decimal turns out to be a repeating decimal. How many digits repeat in this repeating decimal? For example, if you get the repeating decimal 0.123¯,0.\overline{123}, then your answer should be 3,3, and if you get 0.4367¯,0.436\overline{7}, your answer should be 1.1.
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When converting (31)/(11111) to a decimal, the decimal turns out to be a repeating decimal. How many digits repeat in this repeating decimal?

For example, if you get the repeating decimal 0.(123)¯, then your answer should be 3, and if you get 0.436(7)¯, your answer should be 1.
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When converting $\frac{31}{11111}$ to a decimal, the decimal turns out to be a repeating decimal. How many digits repeat in this repeating decimal?

For example, if you get the repeating decimal $0.\overline{123},$ then your answer should be $3,$ and if you get $0.436\overline{7},$ your answer should be $1.$

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Prealgebra

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