You know that $\frac{1}{7} = 0.\overline{142857}$. Can you predict what the decimal expansions of $\frac{2}{7}, \frac{3}{7}, \frac{4}{7}, \frac{5}{7}, \frac{6}{7}$ are,without actually doing the long division? If so,how?

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(N/A) We are given that $\frac{1}{7} = 0.\overline{142857}$.
To find the decimal expansions of the given fractions without long division,we multiply the value of $\frac{1}{7}$ by the respective numerators:
$\frac{2}{7} = 2 \times \frac{1}{7} = 2 \times 0.\overline{142857} = 0.\overline{285714}$
$\frac{3}{7} = 3 \times \frac{1}{7} = 3 \times 0.\overline{142857} = 0.\overline{428571}$
$\frac{4}{7} = 4 \times \frac{1}{7} = 4 \times 0.\overline{142857} = 0.\overline{571428}$
$\frac{5}{7} = 5 \times \frac{1}{7} = 5 \times 0.\overline{142857} = 0.\overline{714285}$
$\frac{6}{7} = 6 \times \frac{1}{7} = 6 \times 0.\overline{142857} = 0.\overline{857142}$
Thus,by multiplying the decimal expansion of $\frac{1}{7}$ by the respective numerators,we can determine the decimal expansions of these rational numbers without performing long division.

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