document.write( "Question 629251: can you show mw how to convert a fraction into a decimal? for example this one right here 2/3 + 5/9 \n" ); document.write( "

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2/3 + 5/9 is the expression you want to solve.
\n" ); document.write( "you can convert them one at a time or you can convert them together.
\n" ); document.write( "assuming you want to convert them together, you need to combine them into one fraction with a common denominator.
\n" ); document.write( "2/3 is the same as 6/9 (multiply numerator and denominator by 3)
\n" ); document.write( "add 6/9 and 5/9 together to get 11/9.
\n" ); document.write( "if you use your calculator, you'll get 1.22222......
\n" ); document.write( "this looks like a never ending repeating decimal which means the 2222222..... goes on forever.
\n" ); document.write( "while the calculator does this automatically, by hand you would divide 11 by 9 and keep going on forever until you get tired or determine that the accuracy i good enough.
\n" ); document.write( "if you want to convert them separately, you do the same process.
\n" ); document.write( "2/3 becomes .666666666....... endlessly.
\n" ); document.write( "5/9 becomes .5555555555..... endlessly.
\n" ); document.write( "add these 2 together, you get:
\n" ); document.write( "1.222222222..........endlessly.
\n" ); document.write( "converting from decimals to fractions is a whole different process.\r
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