document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527029>Question 527029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Convert the repeating decimal to a/b form, where a,b are intergers and b is not equal to 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 2.181818...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100n = 218.181818...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1n = -  2.181818...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "99n = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 216/99 = 24/11<BR>\n" );
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