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OpenStudy (anonymous):

____ Express 0.317... as a fraction in lowest term.

Parth (parthkohli):

Is there a bar on 0.317?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes there is

Parth (parthkohli):

http://www.basic-mathematics.com/converting-repeating-decimals-to-fractions.html Check this out, it'll be too big for me to explain!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i still dont get the answer

Parth (parthkohli):

Let \(317.\bar{317}\) be 1000x x = \(0.\bar{317}\) 1000x - x = 317 \(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow 999x = 317 }\) \(\Large \color{purple}{\rightarrow x = {317 \over 999} }\) Here you have it.

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