SOLUTION: Could you help me express this repeating decimal as a fraction? 0.04040404...

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Question 326166: Could you help me express this repeating decimal as a fraction?
0.04040404...

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could you help me express this repeating decimal as a fraction?
0.04040404...
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Let x = 0.04040404...
Then 100 x = 4.04040404....
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Subtract 1st Eq from 2nd to get:
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99x = 4
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x = 4/99
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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