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OpenStudy (jessicawade):
repeating decimal to fraction
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OpenStudy (jessicawade):
Find an equivalent fraction for the repeating decimal: 2.15605
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
so i used a calculator and it gave me \[215605 \over 99999\]
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
thats not one of my answers tho
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
they are
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
\[21,539 \over 9,990\]
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OpenStudy (jessicawade):
\[21,890 \over 990\]
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
\[215,605 \over 1,010\]
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
\[215,605 \over 1,000\]
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
just divide the answer choices and see
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
ok im done haha
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TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
Some of them when you divide gets you more than 2
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
divide them like 21,539 divided by 9,990?
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
yes
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
oh ok
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
And see which one gets you 2.15605
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OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
How much of the decimal part of your given number repeats?
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
^ What I was wondering too..
OpenStudy (jessicawade):
ok
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
I think it is 605 part that repeats...
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
took it from the answer choice :P
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OpenStudy (jessicawade):
the first one is the closest, the last one was 215.605
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
Yup the first one is the answer.
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
we wanted 2.15605 not 215.605
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
and the first one repeats the last pne didn't
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
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OpenStudy (jessicawade):
thanks ^^
TheSmartOne (thesmartone):
no problem!