SOLUTION: Make the following decimal 0.5555... into fraction Thanks :)

Question 961651: Make the following decimal 0.5555... into fraction Thanks :)
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, lwsshak3:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fit this to geometric series.

Perform the long division and you will find .
You could then see that .

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You can check this through long multiplication again if you want to be sure.
5 divided by 9 will give 0.555555.....
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Make the following decimal 0.5555... into fraction
1/0.5555≈1.8001...
1/1.8001≈0.5555
try 10/18=0.5555...
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