SOLUTION: Find the fraction equivalent of .25454545454.... using geometric sums. Show work without using a calculator.

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Question 712950: Find the fraction equivalent of .25454545454.... using geometric sums. Show work without using a calculator.
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Find the fraction equivalent of .25454545454.... using geometric sums. Show work without using a calculator.
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n = 0.25454...
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1000n = 254.5454...
-10n = -2.5454...
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990n = 252
n = 252/990
n = 14/55

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