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What is the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point in the decimal form of 6/11?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

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What is the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point in the decimal form of 6/11?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

$$\frac{6}{11}=0.5454...$$.

Every odd-numbered digit, to the right of the decimal point, is 5, thus 25th (odd) digit will also be 5.

Answer: C.
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13 Aug 2012, 07:52
6/11=0.54545454 repeating, with 5 occuring at 1,3,5,7 etc. So the 25th digit will be 5.

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C) 5
Same solution as above, but in case the repeating digits are more numerous then see:
1) Number of repeating digits (in this case 2 -> .5454..)
2) Divide the # of the digit you're supposed to view (25th digit) by # of repeats = (25/2)th digit
3) If no remainder, then its 4, if there's a Remainder = 1 then it has to be the next digit or 5, as in this case
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6/11 results in a Non-terminating decimal equal to .545454......54
Every even place (2nd,4th,6th,,,,,,,,,24th) digit is 4.
Every Odd place (1,3,5.....25) digit is 5.
Thus thus the odd place digit is 5
Hence Answer C.
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What is the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point in the decimal form of 6/11?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

$$\frac{6}{11}=0.5454...$$.

Every odd-numbered digit, to the right of the decimal point, is 5, thus 25th (odd) digit will also be 5.

Answer: C.
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an easy way to find 6/11 in decimal terms

expand it by 9

(6*9)/(11*9) = 54/99

note that 54/99 is the fractional representation of circulating (recurring) decimal 0,545454...

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I dunno how anyone else would of got 0.5454 etc without using a calculator

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But is there anyway to remember how to calculate 6/11 or 7/11 for that matter?I can't possibly remember all fractions...

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But is there anyway to remember how to calculate 6/11 or 7/11 for that matter?I can't possibly remember all fractions...

Try to simply divide 6 by 11 to get 0.5454...

Else notice that 6/11=54/99=0.5454... Check Converting Decimals to Fractions here: math-number-theory-88376.html
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Bunuel wrote:
What is the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point in the decimal form of 6/11?

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 7

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multiply 9 on both 6 & 11 then u will get 54/99...

whatever 2 digit number divided 99 will have the same digits repeat... say here 0.5454....

25th digit will be 5....

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29 Apr 2015, 06:29
Just want to be clear here. Are we expected to know non terminating fractions or expected to do the math of 6/11? I could do, but I felt it would be math intensive and wanted to avoid that. The rule that seemed relevant from the number theory link is that terminating fractions have a denominator that fits the 2^m*5^n formula. What's the best way to approach this, and what math is unnecessary? Please advise.

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I divided 6/11 and got to .545, after that I realized the pattern would repeat itself. As there's just two different digits the even decimals will be 5 and the odds will be 4. Thus 5 is the answer and C as the answer choice.
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Hi braveally,

The GMAT cannot realistically expect you to work through 25 digits one at a time, so this question MUST have a pattern to it.

There are certain pieces of information that you're expected to have memorized (formulas, math and grammar rules, etc.) and other types of information that would be beneficial to have memorized (fraction-to-decimal conversions, commonly tested 'patterns', etc.). It shouldn't be difficult to memorize the decimal equivalent of a set of fractions, BUT if you don't want to, then that's fine - the work will just take a little longer.

So the question in this case becomes "how quickly can you mathematically determine that 6/11 = .5454 repeating?" You were concerned that the work would be time-sensitive, so you didn't attempt it. But I'm curious about how quickly you COULD have done it. Grab a timer and find out. I bet it takes 10-15 seconds (at most) until you have the proof that you need.

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We can see that the 1st, 3rd, 5th (and so on) digit to the right of the decimal point is a 5 and that the 2nd, 4th, 6th (and so on) digit to the right of the decimal point is a 4. In other words, each odd-positioned digit is a 5, and each even-positioned digit is a 4. Because we are being asked about the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point and we see that 25 is odd, we know that the 25th digit is a 5. Answer C. _________________ Scott Woodbury-Stewart Founder and CEO GMAT Quant Self-Study Course 500+ lessons 3000+ practice problems 800+ HD solutions Kudos [?]: 839 [0], given: 2 Manager Joined: 20 Mar 2015 Posts: 64 Kudos [?]: 32 [0], given: 9 Re: What is the 25th digit to the right of the decimal point in [#permalink] ### Show Tags 23 Jun 2016, 03:42 Aximili85 wrote: C) 5 Same solution as above, but in case the repeating digits are more numerous then see: 1) Number of repeating digits (in this case 2 -> .5454..) 2) Divide the # of the digit you're supposed to view (25th digit) by # of repeats = (25/2)th digit 3) If no remainder, then its 4, if there's a Remainder = 1 then it has to be the next digit or 5, as in this case If remainder is 2 then, 2+1? 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There are certain pieces of information that you're expected to have memorized (formulas, math and grammar rules, etc.) and other types of information that would be beneficial to have memorized (fraction-to-decimal conversions, commonly tested 'patterns', etc.). It shouldn't be difficult to memorize the decimal equivalent of a set of fractions, BUT if you don't want to, then that's fine - the work will just take a little longer. So the question in this case becomes "how quickly can you mathematically determine that 6/11 = .5454 repeating?" You were concerned that the work would be time-sensitive, so you didn't attempt it. But I'm curious about how quickly you COULD have done it. Grab a timer and find out. I bet it takes 10-15 seconds (at most) until you have the proof that you need. GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made, Rich Hi Rich, Are you recommending that 6/11 is useful to memorize directly? 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I actually recommend to all of my Clients that they memorize the fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4..... 1/11. That's just 10 fractions - and I'll bet that you know at least half of them already. Once you know what 1/11 is, it's not very hard to figure out what 6/11 is.

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