We see that we can write 3 89 as 35 9. We divide the numerator by the denominator to calculate the fraction. Let's do it!
We can see that the pattern starts to repeat itself after a few steps. This means that the decimal is a repeating decimal. We can write it with bar notation. Remember that the bar goes over the decimal part that repeats itself.
3.888888... = 3.8
This means that we can write 359 as 3.8. We also know that 3 89 is equal to 359. Therefore we can write 3 89 as 3.8.
