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OpenStudy (jessicawade):

repeating decimal to fraction

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):

\[21,539 \over 9,990\]

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

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

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

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):

one*

OpenStudy (jessicawade):

thanks ^^

TheSmartOne (thesmartone):

no problem!

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