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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which rational number equals

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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Mehek (mehek14):

turn that into a fraction

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which rational number equals that^^

OpenStudy (welshfella):

remember 0.1 = 1/10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how? idk what the bar means

Mehek (mehek14):

it meas repeated 0.66666666666666 etc.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is it just 6/10

Mehek (mehek14):

simplify it

OpenStudy (welshfella):

the bar means 6 recurring 0.666666666... forever

OpenStudy (unanimoose):

Yes but that can be simplified.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

3/5

Mehek (mehek14):

Correct!

OpenStudy (unanimoose):

Yes.

OpenStudy (welshfella):

no HInt: 0.33333 recurring = 1/3

OpenStudy (unanimoose):

Remember, you can just put it over 1 and then multipply by 100 and simplify. i.e. .5\[\frac{0.5 \times 100}{1 \times 100} = \frac{50}{100} = \frac{1}{2}\]

OpenStudy (unanimoose):

Do that for all decimals. =)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that was wrong

Mehek (mehek14):

What was wrong?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer

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