Help! Writing a rational number as the ratio of two integers

rawrster

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1.65656565....

how do i turn that into a fraction? i need steps and answers
 
Re: Help! Writing a rational number as the ratio of two inte

rawrster said:
1.65656565....

how do i turn that into a fraction? i need steps and answers

What have you been taught about repeating decimals

One way to do this

x = 1.6565..................................(1)

100 * x = 165.656565..................(2)

Subtract (1) from (2)

If you are still stuck - write back showing your work.
 
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