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A manufacturer determines that the cost of making a computer component is ​$2.191919. Write the repeating decimal cost as a fraction and as a mixed number.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let x = 2.191919...

Multiply by 100 (since "19" is a 2-digit repeat): 100x = 219.191919...

Subtract: 100x − x = 219.191919... − 2.191919... ⇒ 99x = 217

So x = 217/99. As a mixed number: 217/99 = 2 19/99.