Fifty-six hundredths is
(A) 0.056
(B) 5.6
(C) 0.0056
(D) 0.56
(E) 56.0
Written first as a fraction, fifty-six hundredths is $\frac{56}{100}$.

The decimal equivalent of this fraction can be determined by dividing, $\frac{56}{100}=56 \div 100=0.56$.

ANSWER: (D)