SKILLS Plus
77-78 Repeating Decimal Express each repeating decimal as a fraction. (See the margin note on page 7.)
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To calculate: The repeating decimal as a fraction of
Given:
The provided expression is
Procedure used:
A number is rational if the corresponding decimal is repeating otherwise irrational.
Calculation:
Consider,
Since, the bar indicates that the number is repeating.
Now, the repeating decimal such as
To convert it to a ratio of 2 integers we write,
b)
To calculate: The repeating decimal as a fraction of
c)
To calculate: The repeating decimal as a fraction of