How you would convert the repeating, nonterminating decimal to a fraction? 0.1515
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I meant how you could sorry :}
100x = 15.1515...
x = 0.1515...
subtract and you have
99x = 15
x = 15/99 = 5/33
In general, if you have n digits repeating (0.xxxx) the fraction is just the repeating digits over the same number of 9's.
0.143143143... = 143/999
x = 0.1515...
subtract and you have
99x = 15
x = 15/99 = 5/33
In general, if you have n digits repeating (0.xxxx) the fraction is just the repeating digits over the same number of 9's.
0.143143143... = 143/999
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