Question

Change the decimal to a fraction:  0.123123123….(1 point)
Responses

1231000
123 over 1000

123100
1 and 23 over 100

123999
123 over 999

This decimal is Irrational and cannot be written as a fraction
This decimal is Irrational and cannot be written as a fraction

121310
12 and 13 tenths
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To convert the repeating decimal \( 0.123123123\ldots \) to a fraction, we can use the following method:

Let \( x = 0.123123123\ldots \).

Since the repeating portion is "123" which has 3 digits, we multiply both sides of the equation by \( 1000 \) to move the decimal point three places to the right:

\[ 1000x = 123.123123123\ldots \]

Now we have two equations:

  1. \( x = 0.123123123\ldots \)
  2. \( 1000x = 123.123123123\ldots \)

Now, we can subtract the first equation from the second:

\[ 1000x - x = 123.123123123\ldots - 0.123123123\ldots \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 999x = 123 \]

Now, solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{123}{999} \]

To simplify \( \frac{123}{999} \), we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 3:

\[ x = \frac{123 \div 3}{999 \div 3} = \frac{41}{333} \]

Thus, the repeating decimal \( 0.123123123\ldots \) can be expressed as the fraction \( \frac{41}{333} \).

When checking the options given in your question, we can see that none of the provided options seem correct since the simplified answer \( \frac{41}{333} \) does not match any of them directly.

Therefore, the correct fraction for the repeating decimal \( 0.123123123\ldots \) is:

\[ \frac{41}{333} \]