Question

What is the significance of the line in the decimal number $23.534\overline{1717}$?

• A. To show that the next value to 1717 is 1818
• B. To show that the number cannot be represented as a fraction
• C. To show that 1717 is the repeating terms of the decimal part
• D. No significance.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

To show that 1717 is the repeating terms of the decimal part

The line over the values 1717 of the decimal number signifies that 1717 are the repeating decimal values of the decimal number 23.534171717...